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October is Passenger Rail Month in Virginia
(Source: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation press release, October 3, 2019) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is pleased to announce October as Passenger Rail Month in Virginia. The Commonwealth began...
Deja vu: Blackjewel mines sold again
(Source: Gillette News Record, October 2, 2019) GILLETTE, Wyo. — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved the sale of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines in Campbell County to Eagle Specialty Materials. The ruling by Judge Frank W. Volk in Charleston, West...
Opinion: State Senate scrutiny of NJ Transit is most welcome
(Source: Opinion column by Tom Moran at www.nj.com, October 3, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — Could it be that the death-grip rivalry between Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney may produce at least some positive results? Full story: www.nj.com
AAR reports rail traffic down in September and for week ending September 28, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 2, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 28, 2019, as well as volumes for September 2019. U.S. railroads...
SMART TD ready to respond as carriers once again attack crew consist
(Source: Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers—Transportation Division (SMART TD) press release, October 3, 2019) NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — Today, the nation’s Class I rail carriers, along with a few other railroads, filed suit in federal district court in the...
5 reasons the Houston-Dallas bullet train project makes sense
(Source: Houston Press, October 3, 2019) HOUSTON — The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to run between Houston and Dallas continues gradually clearing hurdles, its officials hoping to begin construction in 2020 with an eye on the...
Often-blocked railroad crossing still a problem for Louisville neighborhood
(Source: Television station WDRB, October 2, 2019) ANCHORAGE, Ky. — The distant rumbling of an approaching freight train is a frustrating sound to many of the people who live off La Grange and Old La Grange Roads in Anchorage. There, a dozen or more freight trains...
Will rail be key to exporting Canada’s tar sands oil to the world?
(Source: De Smog Blog, October 2, 2019) NEW YORK — While Canadians turned out en masse for large climate protests last week, the country's oil and gas industry continued its plans to ramp up and export its massive and polluting reserves of tar sands oil, also known as...
Video: Massive logjam demolishes NS bridge in Brunswick, Mo.
(Source: Televisions station KOMU, October 2, 2019) CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. — In a small town of just 816 people, major events like a bridge collapse bring them together. A logjam on the Grand River Bridge near Brunswick took out the structure Tuesday evening. The video,...
Hoffa: Workers deserve protection from anti-union employers
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published by the Detroit News, October 2, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. House committee last week took a much-needed step towards empowering workers by approving legislation that would expand their right...
