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KCS train speeds clocked by police in Decatur
(Source: Westside Eagle Observer, January 8, 2020) DECATUR — Recent fervor over the number of times passing Kansas City Southern freight trains blow their whistles at night has sparked an interest in the speeds they maintain as they transit through Decatur. In 1970,...
Operation Lifesaver releases new PSA targeting risky behavior on railroad tracks
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, January 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the national nonprofit rail safety education organization, is launching a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign that brings attention to the...
West Virginia legislators seek meeting with NS execs in effort to salvage intermodal complex
(Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, January 7, 2020) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A legislative interim committee is calling for a meeting with Norfolk Southern railway officials to discuss ways to save the state’s $18 million investment in the $32 million Heartland Gateway...
Editorial: Expert dismayed at NJ Transit progress
(Source: Editorial published at www.nj.com, January 6, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Whenever lawmakers try to make sense of our state’s longest-running tragicomedy, New Jersey Transit, the first person they usually summon is a former divorce attorney from Scotch Plains who...
NJ Transit commuters one step closer to escaping “pit” at Penn Station
(Source: www.nj.com, January 7, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The pain of waiting for trains in the crowded “pit” in Penn Station New York during rush hour is a step closer to some relief. Full story: www.nj.com
Seven killed, 30 injured in Mexico bus crash with train
(Source: Reuters, January 7, 2020) MEXICO CITY — Mexico's largest railroad operator Ferromex said on Tuesday that at least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured after a bus collided with one of its cargo trains in the northern border state of Sonora in the...
Strike at CN linked to plunge in Canada’s trade volumes
(Source: Freight Waves, January 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The strike by Canadian National rail workers helped bring down Canada’s trade volumes during November, Statistics Canada reported. Full story: Freight Waves
15 years after Graniteville crash, the sounds of train whistles still haunt residents
(Source: Television station WRDW, January 7, 2020) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Heart and breathing problems, body pain, and emotional trauma -- that's what people in Graniteville still feel today 15 years after a massive, deadly chlorine release that left nine people dead...
Mexico train robberies rose 13% in third-quarter of 2019
(Source: Freight Waves, January 8, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — During the third quarter of 2019, the number of train robberies in Mexico rose 13% compared with the previous quarter, according to data compiled by Mexico’s Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF)....
Hoffa: New Year brings big responsibility for voters
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, published in the Detroit News, January 1, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, America begins a very important year in its existence. Over the next 11 months, voters will decide who they want to lead this country...
