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Three Norfolk Southern trains involved in derailment in western Pennsylvania
(Source: Railway Age, November 10, 2019) NEW YORK — Three Norfolk Southern freight trains were involved in a Nov. 11 derailment in Hempfield, Pa., about three miles east of Greensburg, Pa. (near Pittsburgh), on the high-density Pittsburgh-Philadelphia double-track...
Carbondale gets $14 million federal grant for regional transit hub
(Source: Associated Press, November 9, 2019) CARBONDALE, Ill. — The city of Carbondale is receiving a federal grant to build a downtown transit hub that will service more than 30 counties. The Southern Illinoisan reports the city will receive $14 million from the U.S....
Amtrak ridership hits record highs on two Illinois lines
(Source: State Journal-Register, November 10, 2019) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak routes that connect Chicago to St. Louis and Milwaukee saw record numbers of riders in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 while the national passenger rail system turned in its...
Amtrak reports record ridership, but still losing money
(Source: Associated Press, November 10, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak on Friday reported record ridership and revenue figures for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, leading officials to predict the heavily subsidized railroad could eliminate operating losses as soon...
Congress to examine controversial Amtrak policy
(Source: Radio station WDEL, November 10, 2019) WILMINGTON, Del. — Congress has scheduled a hearing on a policy change implemented by Amtrak that requires passengers with complaints to go directly to arbitration with the government-controlled railroad. Full story:...
Amtrak’s new ticket rules won’t let passengers sue in a crash
(Source: Politico, November 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passengers and their survivors won a $265 million court settlement with Amtrak after a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia killed eight people and injured hundreds more. But if such a crash happened today, the...
CN Rail workers could strike in Canada
(Source: Western Producer, November 7, 2019) SASKATOON, Sask. — About 3,000 workers at Canada’s largest railway company could go on strike as early as Nov. 19. Last month, members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) including conductors, trainpersons and...
NJ Transit “Innovation Challenge:” How to move crowds in and out of new mega-mall
(Source: www.nj.com, November 8, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — Now that the American Dream mall has partially opened, NJ Transit has begun its search for new ways to get people to and from the Meadowlands mega-complex and events at neighboring MetLife Stadium. Full story:...
DOJ, EEOC at odds in Supreme Court case over BNSF medical testing of job applicant
(Source: Reuters, November 7, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is backing BNSF Railway’s bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court overturn a federal appeals court ruling that said it unlawfully refused to hire a job applicant who would not pay for a...
Judge says BNSF can’t use federal law to cut out on biometrics class action over trucker handprint scans
(Source: Cook County Record, November 8, 2019) CHICAGO — A federal judge has rejected a railroad’s attempt to escape a class action lawsuit filed by a truck driver over the railroad's rules requiring drivers to scan handprints to verify their identity when entering...
