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Wabtec awarded contract to provide components for Amtrak passenger cars
(Source: Wabtec press release (PDF), March 8, 2012) WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corporation has signed a contract to provide components for 130 new passenger cars being built for Amtrak by CAF USA, Inc. (part of the CAF Group), a railcar builder with manufacturing...
CP Rail’s strong, established customer relationships support growth, profitability and continued success of multi-year plan
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 7, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — CP's management team is aggressively and successfully executing on the Company's Multi-Year Plan and has the full support of the Board of Directors. Your Board and management team...
Truck driver killed as CSX train, fuel truck collide in fiery crash in Florida’s Polk County
(Source: Television station WTSP, March 7, 2012) BARTOW, Fla. — A CSX train and a tanker truck filled with diesel fuel collided near a chemical plant in Bartow, Fla., on Wednesday morning (February 7). The truck driver was killed in the accident. Three crew members on...
Port of Stockton marks completion of track expansion
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 7, 2012) Through a public-private partnership with Union Pacific Railroad and Metro Ports, the Port of Stockton, Calif., recently completed 5,828 feet of track, which was added to east port interchange tracks. To enter service...
Wall Street glance: Railroad stocks mixed at close of March 7 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 7, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on March 7, including Kansas City Southern, which rose 1.5 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 1.0 percent. Full story: CBS News
Operation Lifesaver notes reductions in 2011 U.S. grade crossing collisions, pedestrian-train casualties
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, March 7, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sustained public education efforts, engineering improvements and law enforcement programs have contributed to a nationwide reduction in vehicle-train collisions and pedestrian-train deaths...
New CTA train cars had dangerous safety flaw
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 8, 2012) CHICAGO — Internally defective and potentially dangerous steel parts from China that could break and lead to a derailment were installed on new rail cars manufactured for the CTA by Bombardier Transportation, according to a...
CN wants voice recorders to check up on employees
(Source: Toronto Star, March 7, 2012) TORONTO — The Toronto Star is reporting that CN, Canada's biggest railway, supports putting voice recorders in trains. But CN officials want to use the technology to monitor their employees as well as provide information to...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference files bad-faith bargaining complaint against CP Rail over pension issues
(Source: Canadian Labor Reporter, March 7, 2012) TORONTO — On March 5, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the Canadian Pacific Railway with the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The bad-faith bargaining...
Senate would act quickly on transport bill, Boxer says
(Source: Journal of Commerce, March 7, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, the Senate could pass a transportation bill quickly whenever Senate leaders agree to a package of amendments for debate, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said Wednesday....
