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Norfolk Southern cited for repeatedly blocking busy intersection near Dayton, Ohio
(Source: Dayton Daily News, April 25, 2019) MORAINE, Ohio — A railroad company has been cited eight times this year for blocking a busy local intersection with railcars, sometimes up to three hours and at least one time detouring an ambulance en route to the hospital....
Can high-speed rail foes stop the Texas bullet train?
(Source: CityLab, April 26, 2019) DALLAS — For rail fans who cling to the dream that the United States will someday boast the high-speed rail systems that much of the rest of the world enjoys, the plan to bring bullet trains to Texas has been something of a ray of...
Oil companies say industry could take on Alberta crude-by-rail deals
(Source: Reuters, April 26, 2019) CALGARY — Executives at some of Canada’s biggest oil producers say the private sector could potentially step in to take over Alberta government crude-by-rail contracts that the province’s new premier has vowed to scrap. Full story:...
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to settlement in alleged bid rigging
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 26, 2019) The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reached a $466,500 settlement this week with a Michigan-based electric company and two construction firms after an Amtrak Office of Inspector General...
Teamsters national UPS agreement takes effect, final supplement ratified
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The five-year contract covering about 250,000 Teamster-represented workers at UPS will take effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, Monday, April 29, after workers in Michigan...
Former BNSF worker awarded $1 million in addition to original $2.1 million judgment
(Source: Flathead Beacon, April 27, 2019) KALISPELL, Mont. — In reaffirming a $2.1 million judgment awarded to a Columbia Falls man last year after a jury determined he was wrongfully terminated from his position at BNSF Railway, a federal judge in Missoula has...
150 years ago, Chinese railroad workers risked their lives in pursuit of the American dream
(Source: NBC News, April 25, 2019) NEW YORK — May 10 will mark the 150th anniversary of the railroad’s completion, an engineering marvel that linked the nation. Among its successes, it reduced cross-country travel time for passengers from months to about a week. The...
Oregon woman who lost legs in train accident sues railroads for almost $34 million
(Source: The Oregonian, April 25, 2019) BEAVERTON, Ore. — A Beaverton woman who police say was looking at her phone when a freight train hit her in 2017, causing both her legs to be amputated, is suing several railroad companies for $33.8 million. Cindy Rodriguez, 26,...
Amtrak to increase high-speed train service between Boston and Washington, D.C.
(Source: Boston.com, April 25, 2019) BOSTON, Mass. — Amtrak customers asked for more travel opportunities between Boston and Washington, D.C., and Amtrak answered. The high-speed Acela Express currently makes 10 round-trip journeys between Boston and Washington, D.C....
Amtrak’s Hoosier State line faces elimination as state finalizes $3 million budget cut
(Source: Journal & Courier, April 25, 2019) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — All last-ditch efforts to save the Hoosier State, an Amtrak passenger rail line that comes through Lafayette on the way to and from Indianapolis and Chicago, couldn’t find a sympathetic vote in the Indiana...
