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Transport minister warns Canadian rail recovery will take weeks
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 27, 2020) Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada’s freight rail system faces “many, many weeks” of delays as a result of protests by and in support of indigenous groups across the country. As of this morning, just one of the...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending February 22
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 22, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
FRA publishes railroads’ Q4 2019 Positive Train Control implementation status updates; Says PTC operating on 96.3% of route miles
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 27, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of December...
Wyoming House passes train safety bill
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, February 27, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives voted 37-22 on Thursday to advance legislation that, if passed by the Senate, would mandate crews of two persons or more on all class one freight trains in Wyoming,...
CN locomotive collides with wooden pallets at Tyendinaga
(Source: Belleville Intelligencer, February 26, 2020) BELLEVILLE, Ontario — The takedown of a Tyendinaga Mohawk blockade on CN Railway tracks at a level crossing east Belleville on Monday hasn’t ended disruptions in the area for rail officials trying to reopen the...
California High-Speed Rail Authority releasing draft plan on connection to LA. County
(Source: StreetsBlog Cal, February 26, 2020) SAN FRANCISCO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is continuing to plan for modernizing rail service throughout California. A new report due out this week shows how under-construction Central Valley...
Passenger who nearly died in 2017 Amtrak derailment files lawsuit
(Source: KOMO News, February 26, 2020) RENTON, Wash. — It’s been more than two years since Tim Brodigan nearly died after an Amtrak train derailed. Now he’s suing Amtrak, Sound Transit, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for an amount to be...
Tampa officials say CSX failed to take proper measures on track closures as traffic snarls around the area
(Source: ABC Action News, February 26, 2020) TAMPA, Fla. — It was a chaotic commute for thousands of drivers Wednesday after CSX abruptly closed more than a dozen crossings in South Tampa. The city's transportation department says CSX notified them just last week of...
Commuters start petition calling for NJ Transit’s CEO to step down
(Source: www.nj.com, February 27, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — One of the state’s oldest commuter groups and a petition started by riders are calling for NJ Transit’s CEO to step down, blaming the agency’s leadership for a lack of substantial improvement over the last two...
Canadian crude by rail shipments grew in December
(Source: Kallanish Energy, February 26, 2020) NEW YORK — Canadian crude oil rail shipments grew in December 2019, according to the Canadian Energy Regulator. The federal agency said more than 10.76 million barrels (Mmbbl) of oil were shipped by rail in 2019's last...
