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Tariff on Mexico could cripple some railroad companies
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 3, 2019) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern is keeping a close eye on what happens with Mexico regarding tariffs. The railroad company has an operating line in Mexico and serves 90 percent of the auto assembly plants in the...
RailUSA acquires CSX’s 430-mile Florida panhandle line
(Source: RailUSA press release, June 3, 2019) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailUSA, LLC, an independent freight railroad and rail services holding company, announced today its acquisition of a 430-mile rail line and related real estate from CSX Corporation (CSX). The line, now...
Supreme Court declines AAR request on Amtrak performance standards
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request from the Association of American Railroads to review a lower-court ruling regarding the authority of Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to establish...
Twin Ports to Twin Cities rail regroups, aims at 2020
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, June 1, 2019) DULUTH, Minn. — Breakthrough funding for the proposed $550-million passenger rail line between the Twin Ports and Minneapolis will have to wait for at least another year after the Minnesota Legislature last week failed to...
U.S. Rep. DeLauro visits North Haven picket line, supports striking XPO workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 30, 2019) NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, visited with workers who are on strike against XPO Logistics at a warehouse in North Haven, telling them she supports their fight against...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announces $20 million expansion at Port of Greater Baton Rouge
(Source: The West Side Journal, May 31, 2019) BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards, joined by Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) officials, committed State of Louisiana capital outlay funds to complete a $20 million rail project that will...
NS Chairman Squires sells $619,043 in company stock
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, June 1, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Chairman James A. Squires sold 3,024 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on May 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of...
BNSF, UP claim they followed instructions for causeways
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 31, 2019) NEW YORK — The construction of causeways has created a cause for concern in Case County, Neb. Actually, residents and local business owners are more than concerned, they are angry. Full story: Railway Track &...
No legal recourse for UP layoffs, Palestine mayor says
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, May 31, 2019) PALESTINE, Texas — Mayor Steve Presley said Thursday the city has no legal recourse to reverse the layoffs by Union Pacific of 30 Palestine workers in late April. Full story: Palestine Herald-Press
Amtrak temporarily suspended between Missouri and Texas
(Source: Associated Press, May 31, 2019) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Amtrak says flooding is forcing it to suspend service between St. Louis and Fort Worth, Texas, until June 7. Amtrak officials said in a news release Friday that flooding has diverted freight train traffic onto...
