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Amtrak to waive fees for travel changes amid concerns over Coronavirus
(Source: CNN, March 2, 2020) TAMPA — Amtrak announced on its website it is now waiving change fees on travel reservations. The railroad points to customers concerned about the virus. Full story: www.wfla.com
Canadian National begins recovery from blockades
(Source: CN press release, March 3, 2020) MONTREAL — CN announced today that, in the absence of significant illegal blockades on its network over the last four days, it has started calling back most of the temporarily laid off employees based in Eastern Canada. Over...
$1 billion-plus Uinta Basin oil train could hinge on tax break
(Source: Utah Investigative Journalism project, in partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune, February 29, 2020) SALT LAKE CITY — Last June, Utah’s Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) doled out $21.4 million from the state’s share of federal mining royalties toward a...
Amtrak names former air cargo executive as new CEO
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer Monday. William Flynn will take over in mid-April. He will replace Richard Anderson, who has served as CEO since...
Suits in 2015 CSX, Union Tank Car derailment coming to a close
(Source: The Daily Times, February 29, 2020) MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A 2018 federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents suing over a train derailment incident in July 2015 in Maryville is coming to a close. The case targeted the owner and operator of the train, CSX...
CSX leasing Parkersburg-Marietta line
(Source: Marietta Times, February 29, 2020) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — An Ohio company is preparing to take over the CSX Transportation rail line between Parkersburg and Marietta. Local CSX Transportation employees were notified this week of a planned transaction with...
5 lingering questions following Saskatchewan’s 2 recent oil train derailments
(Source: CBC News, March 1, 2020) SASKATOON, Sask. — It's been nearly three months since the first of two CP oil trains derailed and spilled more than one million liters of diluted bitumen near the hamlet of Guernsey, Sask. Full story: www.cbc.ca
CN starts calling back employees laid off during rail blockade
(Source: Reuters, February 28, 2020) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co has started calling back many of the 450 workers it laid off earlier this month in eastern Canada, when blockades crippled operations on strategic rail lines, according to a company email...
First Nations group, Canadian officials reach unspecified deal on pipeline
(Source: Freight Waves, March 1, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After three days of negotiations, the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en and Canadian government officials have reached a tentative agreement on how to proceed with Coastal GasLink’s project to construct a...
Wyoming House passes bill mandating freight train crew sizes
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives advanced legislation to the Senate that would mandate crews of two persons or more on all class-one freight trains in the state. Full story: Daily Interlake
