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AAR reports rail traffic for week ending October 27, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 31, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 27, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 562,804...
Passenger accused of strangling Amtrak crew member
(Source: Television station KTVZ, October 30, 2018) EUGENE, Ore. — A 22-year-old man riding an Amtrak train demanded to get off the train Sunday evening and reportedly put a choke hold on an employee until other passengers and crew intervened and held him in place...
Amtrak reveals next step in Chicago Union Station development
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 30, 2018) Amtrak, Union Station Redevelopment Partners and Chicago city officials on Sunday announced the next phase of improvements that will be made at Chicago Union Station. Full story: Progressive Railroading
CN acquires TransX
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2018) NEW YORK — Canada's CN has reached an agreement to acquire the TransX Group of Companies, one of the country's largest and oldest transportation companies. TransX is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Full story: Railway Age
Anger at NJ Transit overflows for second straight day as 111-year-old bridge fails again
(Source: www.nj.com, October 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — For the second night in a row, NJ Transit commuters faced a nightmarish commute, following another mechanical issue that caused delays of over an hour in and out of Penn Station. This time the culprit was the...
G&W posts ‘strong’ third-quarter 2018 results
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 30, 2018) Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today reported third-quarter net income of $69.6 million, or $1.16 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $50.2 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same quarter a year...
Amtrak thrives in Roanoke one year after return of passenger rail service
(Source: Television station WSLS, October 30, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Amtrak continues thriving in the Star City, one year after passenger rail service returned. An Amtrak spokesperson said more than 54,000 people traveled to and from Roanoke in the first year. What’s...
Iowa public sector Teamsters stick with the union
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iowa public sector Teamsters, forced to recertify their memberships each year under anti-union legislation enacted in 2017, have again overwhelmingly voted to stand...
Canadian crude by rail exports rise to new record in August 2018
(Source: Canadian Press, October 29, 2018) CALGARY — Steep oil price discounts costing Alberta producers and the provincial government millions of dollars each day in lost revenue could be eased if the industry is given a temporary royalty holiday in return for...
CSX looking to shed more than 1,100 miles of track
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, October 30, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. is making good on its pledge to trim surplus rail lines with more than 1,100 miles of track now up for grabs. In filings with the Surface Transportation Board, CSX targets 460...
