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Report: NJ Transit in home stretch of PTC installation
(Source: North Jersey Record, November 15, 2018) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A safety system NJ Transit is required to install by Dec. 31 is 88 percent complete, the agency's executive director reported to its board of directors Wednesday. Full story: www.northjersey.com
APTA: Commuter railroads acquire all radio spectrum for PTC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 15, 2018) U.S. commuter railroads have acquired all the radio spectrum needed to implement positive train control (PTC), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced yesterday. APTA made the announcement in...
Amtrak to close Riverside call center, eliminating 550 jobs
(Source: Press-Enterprise, November 15, 2018) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Amtrak said Wednesday it will close its Riverside reservation center in January, eliminating all 550 positions at the facility. Full story: Press-Enterprise
Amtrak cuts operating losses to lowest level in decades
(Source: Associated Press, November 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says its $168 million operating loss this year was the smallest since 1973, its second full year in business. The government-owned railroad said Thursday it took in a record $3.4 billion in...
Oil industry pushing North Dakota regulators to loosen oil conditioning rules for rail transport
(Source: Associated Press, November 15, 2018) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota oil industry leaders are pushing to loosen the state's oil conditioning regulations, but an environmental group is arguing to tighten rules. Full story: The State
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending November 10, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 10, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
Brightline passenger rail in Florida: Trains whisper, doors swish, bubbly flows
(Source: Orlando Sentinel, November 15, 2018) ORLANDO, Fla. — There was a hint of disappointment recently on a Brightline train, the privately owned passenger service that started this year between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, with plans to eventually...
Metra says it will meet PTC deadline, but other improvements will be delayed to pay for it
(Source: NBC Chicago, November 14, 2018) CHICAGO — Chicago’s Metra commuter rail agency says it is on track to meet a crucial December federal deadline for implementation of the safety system known as positive train control (PTC). But it’s an expensive proposition,...
Conductors sue BNSF, allege responsibility for illness
(Source: Coeur d’Alene Press, November 14, 2018) COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — Two train conductors stationed at Hauser when they were employed by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad are suing the train company in Coeur d’Alene First District Court for illnesses they...
CN Rail lays off some non-unionized workers in spite of record revenues
(Source: Canadian Press, November 14, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. is laying off some non-unionized workers, less than three weeks after the company reported the highest quarterly revenues in its 99-year history. Full story: Times Colonist
