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Sound Transit board member holds agency to blame for DuPont derailment
(Source: Radio station KIRO, May 31, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier may sit on the Sound Transit Board of Directors, but that doesn’t stop him from looking at his own agency through a critical lens — especially in the wake of a federal...
Port of Savannah invests $3 billion to improve rail connections to St. Louis
(Source: Trucking Info, May 31, 2019) SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Port of Savannah and St. Louis Regional Freightway have partnered on a significant investment plan that creates a new rail connection between the St. Louis, Missouri, region and the Georgia sea port to help...
U.S. railroads caught in the middle of new tariff threat
(Source: Freight Waves, May 31, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The railroad industry is “concerned” about a possible disruption of the North American supply chain should the U.S. impose tariffs on imports from Mexico. Full story: Freight Waves
BNSF, UP blamed for flood threat after building roads into Platte River; railroads cite rare fish protections
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, May 30, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Railroad repairs of flood-damaged bridges over the Platte River are being blamed by some residents of a nearby private development for causing new flooding in their Hanson’s Lakes neighborhood. Full story: Omaha...
XPO Logistics workers strike in Connecticut while employees around the globe protest company’s abusive practices
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers at a XPO Logistics warehouse in North Haven, Connecticut, walked off the job early Thursday over the logistics giant’s unfair labor practices. The workers are...
Sen. Blumenthal demands Amtrak to reinstate veteran discount
(Source: Television station WTNH, May 31, 2019) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — U.S. Senator Blumenthal is calling for Amtrak to reinstate its veteran discount program on Friday. The company used to give a 15 percent discount on tickets to veterans and their families for more than...
CREATE WA4 project completed in Chicago
(Source: Railway Age, May 30, 2019) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway and the Chicago CREATE partners have completed BNSF Connection project (WA4), which established a new direct connection between BNSF’s Corwith and Cicero Yards, as well as between the CN Freeport Subdivision...
Grain shippers association calls on STB to create guidance on rail demurrage, accessorial charges
(Source: World-Grain.com, May 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), on behalf of the North American Millers’ Association and others, urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to develop policy principals or guidance to...
PTC interoperability still far from a reality
(Source: Freight Waves, May 30, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Only 17 percent of the relationships between the U.S. passenger and freight railroads required to utilize positive train control (PTC) technology have interoperability, meaning that the host railroad can...
Trump administration’s latest rail safety rollback sets up industry to make its own rules
(Source: DeSmog Blog, May 30, 2019) NEW YORK — This week, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) withdrew another rail safety recommendation originally proposed during the Obama administration. In the process, the agency made quite clear that it...
