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CP statement on TSB investigation concerning fire in Lytton, B.C.

(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, July 16, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific today issued the following statement on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's ("TSB") rail transportation safety investigation (R21V0143) update concerning the fire in...

Buttigieg tours Chicago-area rail yards

(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 19, 2021) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg late last week visited the Chicago area to learn how the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners are implementing 70...

Pennsylvania DOL to aid laid-off NS employees in job hunt

(Source: Television station WTAJ, July 19, 2021) BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. — Workers who were recently laid-off by Norfolk Southern will have an opportunity to find employment Tuesday, July 20. Earlier in the month, Norfolk Southern furloughed 86 employees working in the...

KCS executives address issues impacting operations in Mexico

(Source: BNAmericas, July 20, 2021) NEW YORK — Executives at KCS addressed ongoing issues that look to continue impacting performance in the firm’s 2Q21 results call, including regulatory hurdles to hydrocarbons imports and the ongoing chip shortage that has Mexican...

Vermont welcomes back Amtrak

(Source: Brattleboro Reformer, July 19, 2021) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Vermonter is back in action, a move celebrated in communities at stations throughout the state since the coronavirus pandemic paused the service. Full story: www.benningtonbanner.com

Questions arise two years after rail car manufacturer leaves Roanoke

(Source: Roanoke Times, July 17, 2021) ROANOKE, Va. — It has been two years since FreightCar America took the last train out of Roanoke, closing a rail car manufacturing plant that employed about 200 people. But recent actions by the Chicago-based company — moving all...

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