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Canadian oil prices reach 12-month high
(Source: www.oilprice.com, January 8, 2019) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Canadian crude oil hit the highest price level in more than a year on growth in oil-by-rail shipments, Bloomberg reports based on data about price movements for the commodity it had compiled. Full...
Corporate Greed: Harrisburg-area schools could lose millions to Norfolk Southern in tax dispute
(Source: Penn Live, January 9, 2019) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg School District raised taxes on residents last year by the maximum amount allowed by law, to generate an additional $1.4 million to cover rising costs. But the bulk of that tax increase could be...
UP stock surges most since 2009 on news of hiring new COO
(Source: Bloomberg, January 8, 2019) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. surged the most since 2009 after hiring a protege of railroading legend Hunter Harrison to guide the company’s shift to a new efficiency strategy. Shares rose 9.4 percent to $151.67 at 10:25 a.m. in...
UP brings CN veteran out of retirement to lead transition to PSR
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific said Monday it would bring Jim Vena, a former executive vice president and chief operating officer at Canadian National (CN), out of retirement to become the railroad's new COO as of January...
Editorial: Rail safety concerns require strict oversight
(Source: Editorial in the Winnipeg Free Press, January 8, 2019) WINNIPEG — In the end, it comes down to trust. Is it reasonable for governments, and the regulatory bodies they create and support, to trust profit-driven private industries to police themselves on...
Exhausted, sleep-deprived workers on trains in Manitoba, report reveals
(Source: Winnipeg Free Press, January 7, 2019) OTTAWA — CN trains travelling across Manitoba are being operated by overtired railway staff who are unable to take their mandated rest breaks, with some even falling asleep while on shift. Full story: Winnipeg Free...
Man gets 3 years in prison for punching Metra conductor after refusing to pay $8 fare
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, January 7, 2019) CHICAGO — A man was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face last September after refusing to pay his fare when he boarded a train in northwest suburban Wood Dale. Full story:...
Amtrak opts to keep Vermont lines operating
(Source: St. Albans Messenger, January 7, 2019) ST. ALBANS, Vt. — As of 2019, the Vermonter will continue its run from Rail City. After rumors that Amtrak would shut down its Vermont services at the end of 2018 and substitute those services with bussing, Amtrak...
Union Station Amtrak concourse to get more passenger space and other renovations by 2022
(Source: Curbed Washington D.C., January 7, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A significant revitalization project on the Amtrak concourse at Union Station is set to begin this fall, more than three years after it was initially announced. The national rail service said in a...
Investigation into NS derailment, hydrochloric acid leak could take weeks
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 8, 2010) AUGUSTA, Ga. — An investigation into Sunday night’s train derailment in Jefferson County could take weeks to be completed. Norfolk Southern said the train was traveling from Macon to Augusta. Two of the 37 cars that...
