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Amtrak employees, friends pay tribute at Boardman funeral
(Source: Trains, March 18, 2019) ROME, N.Y. — More than a hundred current Amtrak employees, political leaders and friends attended Joe Boardman’s funeral service in Rome, N.Y., on Friday, drawn by what his younger brother, David, called the former Amtrak CEO’s...
UE continues talks with Wabtec in Erie, Pa.
(Source: GoErie.com, March 18, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — Representatives of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, former employees of the GE Transportation plant in Erie, sat down last week with negotiators from their new employer, Westinghouse Air...
Nebraska flooding wreaking havoc on railroads
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, March 18, 2019) LINCOLN, Neb. — Historic flooding is causing huge headaches for both freight and passenger railroads in Nebraska and surrounding states. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Midwest flooding grinds rail service to a halt
(Source: Freight Waves, March 18, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Historic, catastrophic flooding continues in the Midwest after major snow melt and heavy rain last week. Some of the worst conditions are in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, including Omaha. People and...
CSX to break ground for N.C. rail hub in April
(Source: Rocky Mount Telegram, March 17, 2019) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — People are going to start seeing action soon at the site of CSX’s proposed intermodal rail facility across from N.C. Wesleyan College. Full story: www.reflector.com
Netflix agrees to remove Lac-Megantic disaster footage from Bird Box movie
(Source: Canadian Press, March 14, 2019) OTTAWA — After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster from the film Bird Box. A spokesperson said in an email to The Canadian Press that the streaming company is sorry for...
CSX train cars derail off Baltimore bridge; no injuries
(Source: Associated Press, March 16, 2019) BALTIMORE — Multiple freight train cars derailed Friday in Baltimore, with at least one empty car tumbling off a bridge, but authorities said no one was injured. Full story: The Star Democrat
Family of NS worker wins $1 million asbestos lawsuit judgment against railroad
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, March 15, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — The family of a Norfolk man who died after being exposed to asbestos while working for Norfolk Southern Railway’s predecessor recently won a $1 million judgment against the railroad company in Norfolk Circuit...
ExxonMobil delays $1.9 billion Canada project amid oil-sands woes
(Source: Bloomberg, March 17, 2019) CALGARY — ExxonMobil Corp. is delaying a C$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) oil-sands project in Canada by at least a year as the nation’s energy industry grapples with a shortage of pipeline space and government-mandated production cuts....
Feds rank Gateway project a “medium-low” priority for funding
(Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — A $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey received another blow from federal authorities Friday in the form of a rating that continues to make it ineligible for critical...
