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Amtrak and NJ Transit continue partnership with $31 million Northeast Corridor infrastructure investment
(Source: Amtrak and NJ Transit press release, May 14, 2019) NEW YORK — Amtrak and NJ Transit today announced a joint $31 million investment to improve railroad infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in New Jersey and to conduct renewal work throughout...
Texas high-speed rail project dodges a legislative bullet
(Source: Texas Tribune, May 15, 2019) AUSTIN, Texas — The Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project dodged a bullet this week, when lawmakers hashing out the state budget released their decision to strike a provision that could have delayed the project. Full story: Texas...
$6,000 reward offered for information in shooting of SEPTA conductor
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA and the Citizens Crime Commission are offering a $6,000 reward for information that leads to arrests and convictions of two men suspected in the shooting of a Regional Rail conductor during an...
Is the U.S. freight rail industry ready for broad open access in key markets?
(Source: Freight Waves, May 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Is the April 2019 Chicago interchange dispute between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CNI) an unexpected bellwether case regarding the concept of open access? Open access competition is a...
Opinion: New safety standards for oil trains are needed to prevent tragedy
(Source: Opinion column by Shawn Vestal published in the Spokesman-Review, May 15, 2019) SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington’s new law to establish safer standards on the highly flammable oil trains that pass regularly through Spokane – past hospitals, a high school, a...
Indiana Senator to support Rokita’s nomination to Amtrak board
(Source: The Indy Channel, May 14, 2019) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, said Tuesday he will support Todd Rokita’s nomination to the Amtrak board of directors, despite Rokita’s previous votes to defund the organization. President Donald Trump...
Norfolk Southern COO sells $511,000 in company stock
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, May 15, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 2,500 shares of Norfolk Southern stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.57, for a total transaction of...
Jury finds BNSF guilty of reckless disregard for safety, awards $9 million for wrongful death in 2013 grade crossing fatality
(Source: Davis, Bethune & Jones LLC press release, May 15, 2019) PAWNEE COUNTY, Okla. — On May 9, 2019, a Pawnee County trial concluded in which the jury awarded $9,000,000 (net verdict of $6.3 million) in compensatory damages and found BNSF guilty of reckless...
Second worker dies after rail car fire
(Source: Spectrum News, May 14, 2019) BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A second worker has died following a rail car fire at the Alamo Junction Rail Park on May 10. A man was cleaning crude oil inside the rail car when something caused the residue to spark and ignite a fire....
Japan tests world’s fastest bullet train
(Source: CNN, May 10, 2019) ATLANTA — Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train — capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) — as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three...
