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Norfolk Southern kicks off TOP21 operating plan
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 28, 2019) Today, Norfolk Southern Railway will begin rolling out its new precision scheduled railroad operating plan known as TOP21, the Class I announced yesterday in a customer service alert. Full story: Progressive...
ExpressJet negotiations break down early as Teamsters file for mediation with NMB
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — ExpressJet Airlines, a carrier in which United Airlines holds a 49 percent stake, sent a clear message to its aircraft mechanics this week by passing a regressive...
FRA seeks further delay of rule on passenger rail safety programs
(Source: Safety & Health Magazine, June 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two years after the Federal Railroad Administration first published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement system safety programs, the...
NTSB will meet July 23 to determine cause of fatal 2018 Amtrak crash at Cayce, S.C.
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety, July 1, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will meet July 23 to determine the probable cause of the Feb. 4, 2018, collision of an Amtrak train with a stopped CSX train near Cayce, S.C. The collision...
NJ governor signs NJ Transit worker bill, highlights agency’s progress
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 28, 2019) New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy earlier this week signed into law a bill that would prohibit New Jersey Transit from asserting sovereign immunity to escape rail worker lawsuits under the Federal Employers' Liability Act...
Crews preparing to pump out sulfuric acid spilled during CN rail tunnel crash
(Source: Times Herald, June 29, 2019) PORT HURON, Mich. — A full day after more than 13,000 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled into the rail tunnel under the St. Clair River, crews were wrapping up efforts this morning to remove the CN Rail cars that had derailed. Full...
40 CN train cars derail inside U.S.-Canada border tunnel near Detroit
(Source: Crain’s Detroit Business, June 28, 2019) DETROIT, Mich. — A Canadian National Railway train derailed early Friday morning inside the Port Huron-to-Sarnia rail tunnel under the St. Clair River, clogging up international train traffic at the border, according...
Genesee & Wyoming being taken private in $6.37 billion deal
(Source: Associated Press, July 1, 2019) DARIEN, Conn. — Railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming is being taken private by Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC in a deal valued at about $6.37 billion. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns 120 short line railroads, mostly in North...
Alaska Railroad pens agreement on rail connection to Lower 48 states
(Source: Must Read Alaska, June 27, 2019) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation signed a master agreement of cooperation to build a 1,500-mile connection between the Alaska Railroad and Canadian...
Vintage rail cars offer a nostalgic view for Hoosier State Line’s final run on Sunday
(Source: Lafayette Journal & Courier, June 28, 2019) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Among all the passenger rail fans saying their farewells to the Hoosier State – a four-day-a-week Indianapolis-to-Chicago route doomed by state budget cuts that kick in next week – who knew the...
