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Opinion: Can railroads replace coal with chemicals-related traffic?
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, February 5, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Since railroad freight is often bulk or shipments of large goods, changes in the economy or in global trade can impact the flow of railroad traffic in large up and down...
High-speed train derails in Italy; 28 people injured, 2 railway workers killed
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2020) OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy — A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday and its detached engine slammed into a work train car on an adjacent track, ripped away part of a building wall and...
Federal court orders BNSF to pay worker $696,173 for lost wages after U.S. Department of Labor finds railroad retaliated against whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, February 5, 2020) DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to pay $696,173 in lost back and future wages to a former employee...
Anaheim Hills acupuncturist sent to prison for defrauding Amtrak health care plan
(Source: Orange County Register, February 4, 2020) LOS ANGELES — A licensed Anaheim Hills acupuncturist was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Tuesday for fraudulently billing Amtrak’s healthcare plan for millions of dollars’ worth of acupuncture, massages and...
Virgin is building a Las Vegas bullet train to Southern California
(Source: Grit Daily, February 4, 2020) LOS ANGELES — Finally, the United States is looking toward train travel to create more sustainable transportation options on some of its most major air travel and road routes. Developers have been approved to begin construction...
Gulf Coast cities pay thousands to CSX, get little cooperation in return
(Source: Television station WLOX, February 4, 2020) BILOXI, Miss. — For most people, a train is a nuisance, causing a minor delay as we drive north and south. But for cities having to work with CSX Transportation on an infrastructure project can mean huge delays and...
Palestine demands jury trial in UP suit
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, February 4, 2020) PALESTINE, Texas — Responding to a Union Pacific lawsuit filed in District Court, Palestine and Anderson County are demanding a jury trial — unless UP drops its “frivolous lawsuit” to abrogate the railroad's...
Teamsters file lawsuit against ExpressJet Airlines
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 31, 2020) ATLANTA — Yesterday the International Brotherhood of Teamsters filed a lawsuit against ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, in a federal district court in Atlanta. The lawsuit...
BNSF lowers capital expenditures budget slightly for 2020
(Source: Freight Waves, February 4, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BNSF lowered its overall budget for capital expenditures in 2020 from 2019 levels, although more funding will be allocated toward replacing and upgrading network assets. The carrier expects capital...
“Search your hearts:” Families of 2 men killed in CP Rail crash urge witnesses to step forward
(Source: CBC News, February 4, 2020) CALGARY — One year after a Canadian Pacific Rail derailment in Field, B.C., that killed three men, families of two of the victims are asking CP employees who may have information about what happened to speak out. The families say...
