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Farmers brace for more Midwest flooding, debris wipes out NS bridge in Missouri
(Source: Ag Web, October 2, 2019) MEXICO, Mo. — Farmers along the Missouri River and its tributaries are bracing for more flooding the week. Heavy rainfall, combined with excess water continuing to make its way down the river from South Dakota, is a bad combination...
UAW-GM strike, day 17: Issues yet to be settled as back-and-forth continues
(Source: Detroit News, October 2, 2019) DETROIT — Negotiators with General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers resumed talks Wednesday morning, continuing their back-and-forth as the national strike against the Detroit automaker extended into a 17th day. Full...
SEPTA worker killed on subway tracks was caught between two trains, according to NTSB preliminary report
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — A man killed on SEPTA tracks during the summer was caught in a space between two Broad Street Line trains heading in opposite directions, a new report from federal investigators shows. A preliminary...
NTSB releases final report on deadly 2018 accident in Cayce, S.C.
(Source: Television station WIS 10, October 1, 2019) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Today the National Transportation Safety Board released a final 90-page report on the deadly train accident on February 4th of last year in Cayce that killed 2 people and injured 90 others. The...
Hyundai, Kia sue four U.S. railroads over fuel surcharges
(Source: Reuters, October 1, 2019) NEW YORK — Hyundai Motor Co. and its Kia affiliate have sued the four largest U.S. railroads, accusing them of violating U.S. antitrust law by conspiring to drive up shipping costs though coordinated fuel surcharges. The South Korean...
Georgia Central Railway achieves capacity for 286,000-lb. freight cars
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, October 1, 2019) LYONS, Ga. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced that its subsidiary Georgia Central Railway, L.P., a 211-mile short line freight railroad operating between Macon and Savannah, has upgraded its entire...
BNSF and YRC strengthen intermodal partnership
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 30, 2019) NEW YORK — YRC Freight announced today that, together with BNSF, the company will have more than 600 branded containers in service by the end of this year. YRC freight wants to have 1,000 branded containers by...
APTA calls on feds to increase commuter rail funding for PTC, other safety efforts
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 27, 2019) American Public Transportation Association (APTA) officials earlier this week urged Congress to increase support for commuter railroads by authorizing $1 billion in funding for positive train control (PTC) over six...
Opinion: California high-speed rail is making progress, gaining momentum
(Source: Column by California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian Kelley in the Los Angeles Daily News, September 30, 2019) LOS ANGELES — The Southern California News Group’s September 23rd editorial regarding the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s land...
FreightCar America to open in Mexico after closing plant in Roanoke
(Source: Roanoke Times, September 30, 2019) ROANOKE, Va. — FreightCar America plans to build railcars in Mexico after it ceases operations in Roanoke, a news release said. FreightCar will close the company’s Roanoke plant by Nov. 11, ending the jobs of about 200...
