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Amtrak train hits maintenance truck in Conn.; 6 are slightly injured
(Source: Associated Press, January 24, 2020) NEWINGTON, Conn. — An Amtrak train collided Friday with a maintenance truck working on the tracks in Connecticut, resulting in minor injuries to six people on the train, officials said. Two workers were inside the truck...
As California’s homeless people camp along railroad tracks, train-related deaths are rising
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2020) BERKELEY — California’s railroad tracks are now lined with men and women sleeping in tents or under cardboard boxes, from the underpasses of Oakland and L.A. to the farmlands of the Central Valley. As a result, train...
NJ Transit to build storm-resilient power substation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 24, 2020) New Jersey Transit yesterday began construction of a new power substation at the Bay Head rail yard on the North Jersey Coast Line. The project — funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) — involves...
Class Is to serve new auto terminal at Alabama port
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 24, 2020) The Alabama State Port Authority and AutoMOBILE International Terminal (AIT) earlier this week signed a concession agreement for a $60 million automobile roll on/roll off terminal now under construction at the Port...
Missouri owes Amtrak millions
(Source: News Tribune, January 25, 2020) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For the last decade, Missouri hasn't paid its full contract for the Amtrak River Runner service, leaving the state with several million dollars in overdue bills. Missouri Department of Transportation...
Railroad mergers less likely in age of PSR, CN CEO says
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 21, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads are less likely to merge now that the majority of North American Class I's have adopted the principles of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) said Jean-Jacques Ruest, CEO of the Canadian...
Union Pacific seeks to eke out efficiencies
(Source: Freight Waves, January 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Longer trains and headcount reductions are among the initiatives that Union Pacific expects to deploy to improve its operating ratio in 2020. Executives said UP is planning to achieve about $500 million in...
Union Pacific predicts more headcount cuts and yard consolidation in 2020
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 24, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific is not yet at the 50-yard line when it comes to improving the efficiency and profitability of the railroad, COO Jim Vena said on an earnings call Thursday. Further headcount reduction and...
Families of CP Rail workers killed in B.C. mountain crash demand investigation be reopened
(Source: CBC News, January 25, 2020) CALGARY — When a two-kilometer grain train ran away downhill, smashing into a B.C. mountainside last February and killing three crew, Transportation Safety Board officials quickly announced the crash wasn't caused by anything the...
Passenger rail advocates await BNSF’s study of expansion costs
(Source: Leavenworth Times, January 23, 2020) LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The challenge of stretching Amtrak passenger service from Oklahoma City to the central Kansas community of Newton boils down to scoring federal investment for construction of railroad infrastructure...
