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Amtrak might make it so riders can’t change or cancel train tickets
(Source: Billy Penn, December 16, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — Buying an Amtrak ticket might soon be as onerous as booking an airplane flight, if changes proposed in a leaked memo are actually implemented. A memo obtained by Business Insider last week shows that the national...
“It’s tragic:” Health survey planned as Texas confirms cancer cluster in Houston neighborhood near UP rail yard
(Source: Houston Public Media, December 17, 2019) HOUSTON — Houston’s health department will go to door-to-door in a survey of the city’s Kashmere Gardens neighborhood, as residents remain concerned over contamination from preservative chemicals at a nearby Union...
NJ Transit trains are the nation’s worst again, feds say
(Source: www.nj.com, December 16, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit trains are the worst in the nation, racking up the most breakdowns of any transit system during 2018. NJ Transit retook the terrible train “crown” from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,...
Securing the railroads from cyberattacks
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, December 17, 2019) NEW YORK — American railroads currently face the greatest threat to their critical safety systems in history: cyberattacks. Rail critical infrastructure in America has been subject to a spate of cyberattacks, with...
FRA does not like how the California High-Speed Rail Authority is acting; U.S. DOT could pull funding
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 16, 2019) NEW YORK — The California High Speed Rail Authority is acting like your typical teenager. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has told the group not to proceed with a plan to lay future track from San Jose...
UP says PTC implementation is complete; Interoperability efforts continue
(Source: Union Pacific press release, December 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific recently completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, activating its final track segment. The technology is now implemented on all the company’s federally mandated rail...
Rail volume down for 9th straight month in November
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, December 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — November was the ninth month in a row in which the total rail freight carloads have fallen year-over-year, according to numbers released by the Association of American Railroads. Both carloads and...
Santas subdue knife-wielding man on LIRR
(Source: News 12 Long Island, December 15, 2019) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — A group of men dressed up as Santa Claus say they had to subdue a knife-wielding man on the Long Island Rail Road. An LIRR rider posted video on Twitter Saturday night of a fight between people...
Jury finds National Guard member not guilty in armed confrontation with BNSF workers
(Source: NCW Life, December 13, 2019) WENATCHEE — A jury found the Chumstick Valley man who confronted a group of railroad workers with an assault rifle not guilty of all eight felony counts as his trial closed Friday Full story: www.ncwlife.com
Could a Dallas-Houston bullet train actually improve Texas’ environment?
(Source: Dallas Morning News, December 15, 2019) DALLAS, Texas — Someday you could hop a bullet train in downtown Dallas and arrive in Houston in fewer than 90 minutes. The high-speed train will have a number of impacts on the state, from economy to education, and...
