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Amtrak Inspector General says railroad wastes $23 million on unneeded office space
(Source: Washington Post, April 2, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak wasted at least $23 million by acquiring unneeded office space in Boston, New York, Washington and several other cities, according to a report by the railroad's inspector general. The report by Stephen...
Big issues unresolved between Wabtec, union workers in Erie, Pa.
(Source: GoErie.com, April 3, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — Talks this past week between Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers at the former GE Transportation plant in Erie have produced agreement on a couple of...
BNSF rail delays leave farmers waiting to ship grain
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, April 2, 2019) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Extreme winter weather paired with flooding in parts of the Midwest has led to delays for the BNSF Railway Company, and for commodities shipments. Full story: Grand Forks Herald
Latter-day Saints helped build transcontinental railroad
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, April 2, 2019) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah is about to throw a big celebration for the 150th anniversary of the May 10, 1869, completion of the transcontinental railroad. Many realize it was built largely by Chinese immigrants for the...
UP storing locomotives in Klamath Falls rail yard
(Source: Herald and News, April 1, 2019) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Drivers, crossing the South Sixth Street overpass to the Union Pacific rail yard, can’t help but notice the string of UP locomotives lined up end to end. There looks to be more than 30 locomotives — likely...
Outlook for restored food service on Amtrak unclear
(Source: Albany Times Union, April 1, 2019) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — State and Amtrak officials were mum on Monday when asked whether the new state budget will restore food service on some Amtrak trains. Full story: Albany Times Union
Millennium bulk terminal dealt another blow in federal lawsuit
(Source: The Daily News, April 2, 2019) LONGVIEW, Wash. — In yet another blow to the proposed Longview coal export terminal, a federal judge Monday ruled that the state of Washington did not violate the foreign commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution when it denied...
Full steam ahead for more Alberta crude by rail despite looming election
(Source: Reuters, April 1, 2019) CALGARY — The Alberta government and oil transportation companies are pressing ahead with plans to move 120,000 barrels per day of crude by rail, ignoring threats to quash the deals from the man tipped to become the province’s next...
CN suspends practice of laying materials between railway tracks
(Source: Global News, March 29, 2019) TORONTO — CN Rail has confirmed to Global News that they have suspended the practice of laying out material between the rails in preparation for track work on railways with passenger traffic. Full story: www.globalnews.ca
North Dakota may sue Washington over oil train safety bill
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s oil regulator is planning to sue the state of Washington if it goes ahead with a proposal to reduce the volatility of Bakken crude oil transported by rail, saying it is not supported by science...
