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Truck driver sues BNSF over collision with alleged “uncontrolled” rail cars
(Source: Freight Waves, October 8, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Kansas truck driver has filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway Company, alleging negligence, after his tractor-trailer collided with railcars after leaving a grain elevator near Greenfield, Missouri. Full...
Microsoft kicks in more money for Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 7, 2019) Microsoft is donating another $223,667 to fund a study of the possibility of building a high-speed rail line connection between Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, according to an online report...
FRA makes available $396 million for rail capital projects
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, October 7, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for...
STB issues NPRM focusing on railroad sector’s cost of capital
(Source: Logistics Management, October 7, 2019) MORGANVILLE, N.J. — The United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) an economic regulatory agency charged by Congress with the fundamental missions of resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing...
Metra looks to buy new locomotives, rail cars with state capital money
(Source: Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2019) CHICAGO — Metra expects to spend close to $2.6 billion in the next five years on locomotives, rail cars, bridges, stations and other improvements that could potentially speed the daily commutes of Chicago-area residents. Full...
GM submits confidential proposal to UAW as strike grinds on
(Source: Detroit Free Press, October 7, 2019) DETROIT — General Motors submitted a new contract proposal to the UAW on Monday morning as the union's nationwide strike against GM entered its fourth week, the Free Press was told. The company was still awaiting the...
Intermodal freight continues shift to East Coast, benefiting trucking
(Source: Freight Waves, October 7, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Container volume growth on the East Coast of North America continues to outpace growth on the West Coast, despite longer ocean transit times and higher prices from Asia. But the eastern railroads are not...
U.S. freight railroads file lawsuit against SMART TD over train crew bargaining
(Source: Freight Waves, October 7, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Eight U.S. freight railroads have filed a lawsuit against a railroad union, saying the union is refusing to come to the bargaining table to hash out issues involving train crew size. The railroads say the...
Trains collide in northern Cincinnati suburbs, two crew members taken to the hospital
(Source: Television station Fox 19, October 7, 2019) FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Multiple first responders are on scene after two trains collided in the northern Cincinnati suburbs early Tuesday, sending two crew members to a hospital, according to Norfolk Southern Railway and...
Six vehicles collide when Big Boy steam locomotive rolls through Beryl, Utah
(Source: St. George News, October 6, 2019) ST. GEORGE, Utah — A six-vehicle crash in Beryl may have had something to do with the world’s largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s “Big Boy,” which rolled through the small town Saturday afternoon. Full story: St. George...
