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CSX announces record Q3 2018 financial results
(Source: CSX press release, October 16, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced third quarter 2018 net earnings of $894 million, or $1.05 per share, versus $459 million, or $0.51 per share in the same period last year (a 106 percent increase). CSX’s...
BNSF awarded $22.3 million California grant to pilot clean technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 12, 2018) BNSF Railway Co. and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District have been preliminarily awarded a $22.6 million grant from the California Air Resource Board to pilot emissions-reducing technologies in and...
Help sought for rail project to boost Utah’s oil production
(Source: Associated Press, October 16, 2018) SALT LAKE CITY — Promoters of a plan to build a 150-mile railroad that could possibly quintuple oil production in Utah and create 27,000 jobs are asking the state for help with the project’s $1.4 billion price tag. Full...
Sen. Schumer calls on CSX to report hazardous materials
(Source: Television station WGRZ, October 15, 2018) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer was in Buffalo Monday, calling for CSX and other rail carriers to improve how they share information about hazardous materials with emergency authorities. Full story:...
‘Maximum fine’ planned if NJ Transit misses PTC deadline
(Source: New Jersey 101.5, October 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s scramble to meet a year-end deadline to install a mandatory safety system called positive train control has drawn the attention of Congress. Full story: www.nj1015.com
BNSF to build $200 million Seattle drawbridge
(Source: Railway Age, October 15, 2018) NEW YORK — Construction of a replacement for a century-old bridge on the Everett-Seattle mainline is expected to cost BNSF about $200 million. Full story: Railway Age
Trump wants to make union pickets illegal
(Source: Ucomm Blog, October 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump's National Labor Relations Board is looking at ways to further curb unions’ ability to take action against their employer by putting more limits on picketing. Full story: www.ucommblog.com
NS continues Hurricane Michael recovery efforts
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 14, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — NS continues to manage through storm recovery efforts across the Pocahontas, Piedmont, and Georgia divisions. All mainlines have been repaired and are open for operations. The municipal power...
Union Pacific to close Nebraska Panhandle locomotive shop
(Source: Associated Press, October 12, 2018) MORRILL, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to close its locomotive repair shop in the Nebraska Panhandle's Scotts Bluff County. Full story: North Platte Telegraph
Retired BLET member Jeff Kurtz sets sights on District 83 seat in Iowa House
(Source: Tri States Public Radio, October 15, 2018) KEOKUK, Iowa — The District 83 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives is open following the announcement that State Representative Jerry Kearns (D-Keokuk) will retire at the end of the current term. Jeff Kurtz...
