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NJ Transit: Atlantic City Rail Line to resume service on May 12
(Source: Cherry Hill Courier Post, April 17, 2019) TRENTON, N.J. — The Atlantic City Rail Line will resume service "with an improved schedule" on May 12, almost two weeks ahead of the original target date, NJ Transit said Wednesday. Full story: Cherry Hill Courier...
Union Pacific “pauses” construction of new $550 million Texas rail yard
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 20, 2019) DALLAS — Union Pacific is "pausing" construction of its new $550 million rail yard in Texas. The Omaha, Neb.-based company said it will shift the money it committed this year to the Brazos project to instead make...
Third lawsuit filed in CSX Hyndman derailment
(Source: Altoona Mirror, April 19, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — A third lawsuit stemming from the derailment of a CSX Transportation freight train in Hyndman Borough 32 months ago was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Johnstown by a man who was forced from his home of...
Teamsters Local 528 members strike at Sysco over violations of workers’ rights
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 19, 2019) ATLANTA — More than 400 Teamsters Local 528 members employed at Sysco are now on strike at the company’s College Park, Ga., distribution center after management unilaterally changed working...
Senators push Transportation Department, Amtrak for answers on future of Empire Builder
(Source: Flathead Beacon, April 19, 2019) KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana’s two U.S. senators are pushing Amtrak officials for answers about the future of long-distance passenger trains, including the Empire Builder. Full story: Flathead Beacon
Trouble ahead for New York’s Amtrak if Trump’s 2020 budget proposal advances
(Source: Albany Times-Union, April 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration's proposed 2020 budget would cut transportation funding by $5.9 billion, shifting rail infrastructure costs onto states and shrinking long-distance Amtrak routes like the Lake...
Portland activists block rail line at Zenith oil terminal
(Source: Portland Tribune, April 21, 2019) PORTLAND, Ore. — Operations at Oregon's only crude oil export terminal went off the rails on Earth Day weekend — after activists blocked all train traffic leading to the Northwest Portland facility. Extinction Rebellion...
KCS says PSR transition will benefit customers
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, April 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After teasing interest in PSR principles last year, KCS' transition has begun in earnest. But the KCS story does have some nuance to it: The railroad admits it has been leaving a lot of volume on the table...
Shippers: Show us the benefits of PSR
(Source: Freight Waves column by Jim Blaze, April 16, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Precision scheduled railroading (PSR) promised scheduled rail freight operations resulting in more than a financial gain for a railroad and its investors. The business theory is that...
Amtrak supporters appeal for funding for Hoosier State line
(Source: The Statehouse File, April 17, 2019) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — With the end of the legislative session nearing, Amtrak has only days left to hop on board the state budget. Unless the state agrees to add $3 million annually for Amtrak to the two-year state budget,...
