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Amtrak safety improves under FRA scrutiny
WASHINGTON -- Serious rule violations on Amtrak have dropped by a third since the Federal Railroad Administration placed the railroad under a safety watch in April, and the agency says it is pleased with Amtrak’s response thus far, according to Trains.com. A spike in...
CPR puts Edmundston Spur on the block
MONTREAL -- Canadian Pacific Railway said it plans to sell a low-density railway spur line in northern New Brunswick, in accordance with discontinuance procedures of the Canada Transportation Act, according to Today's Trucking. The 7.8-mile spur line, known as the...
Driver in Manitoba fined after hitting train
WINNIPEG -- The driver of a truck that collided with a freight train, starting a toxic fire that forced 150 people from their homes, pleaded guilty yesterday to disobeying a railway crossing sign, the Globe and Mail reports. Anthine Calvin LeFait, 35, of Austin, Man.,...
New maglev route proposed
PITTSBURGH -- The latest maglev prototype proposes an extended route through Westmoreland County and a new station near the Mellon Arena at a cost of $2.7 billion, WTAE's Chris Glorioso reported. The altered route for the region's high-speed magnetic levitation train...
UAW chooses Gettelfinger as new president
LAS VEGAS -- The United Auto Workers, one of the largest U.S. industrial unions, elected Ron Gettelfinger as president on Wednesday for a four-year term, according to a wire service. Delegates to the UAW's quadrennial convention elected Gettelfinger by voice vote,...
Coke, coal chemicals industry recognizes CSXT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI) granted a special Service Award to CSX Transportation (CSXT) in recognition of the railroad's leadership, innovation and continuing partnership with the coke and coal chemicals industry. "We...
CSX sued for $3 million in Ohio woman’s death
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- A lawsuit for more than $3 million was filed against CSX Transportation Inc. last week in connection with the Jan. 2001 death of a Willard woman, according to the Sandusky Register. Judith Ann Workman, 41, a native of the Shelby-Shiloh area, had...
UP agrees to fire payment
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to pay $199,731 for an urban wildfire that threatened a neighborhood near the University of Portland last August but won't be forced to pay the cost of fighting the blaze, the Oregonian reports. Under a settlement...
Family files suit against Amtrak in train, van crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The relatives of farmworkers killed in a train crash near Shafter last year have filed a $13.6 million wrongful death suit against Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., according to a wire service report. The suit, filed Wednesday in...
RailAmerica to add upper level jobs at Boca Raton home office
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Boca Raton-based RailAmerica Inc. said Tuesday it will keep its corporate headquarters in the state, consolidating its management and administration functions to create 67 new jobs, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. As an incentive to keep...
