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Amtrak trains stop, reverse direction due to Sierra Nevada avalanche

(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2019) RENO, Nevada — Amtrak passenger train service between Reno and Sacramento, California, is unlikely to resume until at least Friday because of a lingering winter storm that sent an avalanche across the Union Pacific tracks...

Rail groups ask Congress to oppose lifting truck weight, size limits

(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 27, 2019) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) joined other organizations earlier this week in asking Congress to oppose legislative language that...

Amtrak agrees to match TIGER grant for Southwest Chief upgrade

(Source: Hutchinson News, February 27, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan coalition of senators whose states are on the route of the Southwest Chief announced Wednesday that Amtrak has finally agreed to fund $3 million in matching grants for improvements on the...

New York’s Cuomo, de Blasio propose restructuring of MTA

(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 27, 2019) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday unveiled a 10-point plan to reorganize the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and create "dedicated and sustained" funding streams...

NJ Transit legal strategy leaves injured rail employees in limbo

(Source: North Jersey Record, February 27,2 019) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has asked a state court to dismiss a pair of workplace injury lawsuits, arguing again that it cannot be sued under a longstanding federal law that protects railroad workers. The agency...

UE strike in Erie, Pa., gets national attention and widespread support

(Source: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) press release, February 27, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — The strike by members of UE Locals 506 and 618 against the massive concessions imposed by Wabtec when they took over the locomotive plant on Monday...

AAR reports rail traffic for week ending Feb. 23, 2019

(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 27, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 23, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...

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