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Fatal CP Rail accident at Port Coquitlam, B.C.
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, December 3, 2019) LAVAL, Quebec — A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) locomotive engineer died last night in an accident at the company’s rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC. This is the tenth member of the Teamsters...
Rail worker killed in north Wichita yard accident
(Source: Television station KAKE, December 3, 2019) WICHITA, Kan. — A rail yard employee has died after an incident involving a train in north Wichita. It happened just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3. Wichita police say some workers were loading and moving rail...
A newly digitized menu collection shows off America’s lost railroad cuisine
(Source: Atlas Obscura, December 2, 2019) NEW YORK — Ira Silverman was always on the go. In the late 1960s, the train enthusiast enrolled in Northwestern University’s Transportation Center in Evanston, near the great national rail hub of Chicago. This proximity gave...
Amtrak CEO wants to be a good “steward” of the country’s passenger rail corporation
(Source: Radio station WBUR, December 2, 2019) BOSTON — Since Amtrak chief executive Richard Anderson left his previous job as CEO of Delta Airlines to lead America’s railroad, he’s faced a new challenge — maintaining a relationship with Congress. Full story:...
Norfolk Southern wants to raise bridges, lower track in north Pittsburgh, but residents are in no mood
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 2, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern wants to double-stack its trains as they move through Pittsburgh, but residents in the north side of the city are stacking up arguments and fighting back. Full story: Railway Track &...
Brightline, Florida’s high-speed train, has highest U.S. death rate
(Source: CBS Miami/Associated Press, December 2, 2019) MIAMI, Fla. — Florida’s high-speed passenger rail service, Brightline, which will soon be renamed Virgin Trains USA, has the worst death rate in the country. None of Brightline’s deaths were caused by crew error...
Canadian drillers to boost crude by rail shipments
(Source: OilPrice.com, December 2, 2019) CALGARY — Due to continued shortage of oil pipelines to take Canada’s oil to markets, Canadian producers plan to remove diluents from their oil sands production so they can load more of the heavy oil onto railcars than they...
Blumenthal leads effort to end Amtrak’s shield from lawsuits
(Source: Connecticut Mirror, December 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Richard Blumenthal is leading a congressional pushback against Amtrak’s new ticketing policy, which prevents passengers from suing the railroad company. Early this year, Amtrak changed the...
CN cuts earnings outlook on strike hit
(Source: Freight Waves, December 3, 2019) TORONTO — Canadian National lowered its earnings guidance based on the impact of the recent eight-day rail strike. Full story: Freight Waves
Railroad executives insist Precision Scheduled Railroading is about growth, not shrinking the industry
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 26, 2019) NEW YORK — CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific executives insisted last week that Precision Scheduled Railroading is a formula for growth, not a way for the industry to cut its way to prosperity. Full...
