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Pennsylvania driver tells police GPS led her to drive on railroad tracks
(Source: NBC News, November 26, 2018) NEW YORK — A driver's GPS apparently steered her wrong, leading her to drive on railroad tracks in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, on the night before Thanksgiving, police said in a Facebook post. Full story: NBC News
Kansas company admits feed truck caused 2016 Amtrak derailment
(Source: Associated Press, November 26, 2018) WICHITA, Kan. — The upcoming trial over the Kansas derailment of an Amtrak passenger train has been cancelled after Cimarron Crossing Feeders admitted its runaway feed truck damaged the railroad track. Full story: San...
Amtrak working on relocation options for Riverside call center employees
(Source: Press-Enterprise, November 26, 2018) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Officials with Amtrak said they are working on relocation options for employees affected by the pending closure of the rail service’s Riverside call center on Lindbergh Drive. The company on Nov. 14...
State audit provides recommendations for California high-speed rail oversight
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, November 26, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority needs to move more managerial tasks in-house, according to an 87-page report from the California State Auditor, released shortly before this year’s...
How Amtrak’s Grinch couldn’t steal Christmas
(Source: Railway Age, November 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Many people probably thought that when Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson rejected a request from the United States Marine Corps. to run this year’s Toys for Tots train, a lot of poor kids would be...
CSX retaining wall in Baltimore appears to be sinking near site of 2014 street collapse
(Source: Baltimore Sun, November 26, 2018) BALTIMORE, Md. — A section of Baltimore’s East 26th Street above a rail line through Charles Village partially buckled and sank amid heavy rain Monday, sparking concerns about a potential repeat of the dramatic collapse of a...
FRA issues safety advisory for railroads under signal suspensions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 26, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week issued a final safety advisory for railroads operating under temporary signal suspensions. Full story: Progressive Railroading
UP cuts about 200 jobs in another round of layoffs
(Source: Television station Fox 16, November 26, 2018) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Around 200 positions are being cut in a second wave of layoffs at Union Pacific. In October, Union Pacific announced a workforce reduction of approximately 475 employees occurring in the fourth...
Stop China’s infiltration of U.S. railroads
(Source: Defense One, November 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America shouldn’t be buying Chinese railcars, ceding control of its rail industry, or injecting spyware-laden rolling stock into its transportation network. A myriad of problems has led to a “surprising level...
Canada’s crude by rail exports rose in September to break record yet again
(Source: Canadian Press, November 21, 2018) CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada rose to a record 269,829 barrels per day in September. That’s up more than 17 per cent from 229,544 in August and just over double the 134,132...
