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RRB Q&A: Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 1, 2019) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the Railroad...
CSX, Maryland find extra funding for Howard Street Tunnel project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 9, 2019) CSX and the state of Maryland have agreed to $100 million in additional funding needed to advance the expansion of the long-planned Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Palestine mayor calls on UP to drop lawsuit, apologize
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, December 9, 2019) PALESTINE, Texas — In an impassioned speech Monday in council chambers, Palestine Mayor Steve Presley called on Union Pacific officials to apologize and drop their lawsuit against the city. Full story: Palestine...
Amtrak says growing demand makes case for increased funding
(Source: Business Traveller, December 7, 2019) LONDON — A rise in passenger numbers is boosting the case for more investment in US rail, according to the head of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Full story: Business Traveller
Houston residents say contaminants from nearby rail yard are causing cancer levels to spike
(Source: Atlanta Black Star, December 10, 2019) HOUSTON — Kashmere Gardens, a historically Black neighborhood in northeast Houston, is tucked between an industrial lot and a rail corridor that runs through the city. These days the quiet community is abuzz after...
Amtrak Hiawatha gets funding from Wisconsin lawmakers to buy new rail cars
(Source: Pioneer Press, December 10, 2019) CHICAGO — Amtrak’s Hiawatha line, which runs between Milwaukee and Chicago and makes a total of 14 stops each weekday in Glenview, is getting all new passenger train cars thanks to spending recently approved by the Wisconsin...
Defective BNSF engine leaks 600 gallons of diesel fuel, some into Columbia River
(Source: Television station KEPR, December 9, 2019) TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The Department of Ecology says 600 gallons of fuel spilled between Pasco and Finley on a faulty BNSF train. It started with a leaky fuel filter. Late Sunday night, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Partisan antics during CN strike may alienate Canadians
(Source: Western Producer, December 6, 2019) SASKATOON — Elected officials took different approaches to handling the Canadian National Railway strike, but none of them came out of it looking good. Full story: Western Producer
Consol Energy sues major U.S. railroads alleging illegal fuel charge scheme
(Source: Legal Newsline, December 11, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consol Energy has filed a lawsuit against some of the largest U.S. class I railroads alleging an illegal fuel charge scheme. Consol alleges that the defendant railroads violated antitrust laws by assessing...
North American railroads chart the course for 2020
(Source: Freight Waves, December 4, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Recent weakness in carloads and expectations for the fourth quarter of 2019 and beyond were key topics as several management teams from North America’s largest Class I railroads gathered at the Credit...
