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Residents of North Carolina town sue CSX for Hurricane Florence flooding
(Source: Television station WMBF, September 24, 2018) LUMBERTON, N.C. — Several Lumberton residents filed a class action complaint in federal court Monday against CSX Transportation, alleging the freight company was responsible for a gap in the city levees that...
Indiana Supreme Court sides with Norfolk Southern in blocked crossings case
(Source: Television station WANE, September 24, 2018) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of Norfolk Southern in a dispute over whether the railroad could be fined for blocking rail crossings for more than 10 minutes. Full story:...
STB: Class Is posted slight increase in August employment
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 24, 2018) As of mid-August, Class Is in the United States employed 148,136 workers, up 0.48 percent since mid-July's employment figure and up 0.55 percent compared with mid-August 2017, according to the Surface...
Trump officials roll back Obama-era ECP brake rule
(Source: The Hill, September 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology. The Department of Transportation's Pipelines and Hazardous...
Additional Twin Cities-Chicago passenger rail service viable, study finds
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 23, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Adding a second daily passenger train between St. Paul’s Union Depot and downtown Chicago, a proposal that has been bandied about for many years, would likely cost from $137 million to...
CN agrees to pay firefighting bill
(Source: Winnipeg Free Press, September 24, 2018) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Four months after a Canadian National Railway train was suspected of sparking a series of brush fires as it snaked its way through Winnipeg, throwing an overworked fire department into a frenzy, CN...
Will Amtrak kill the California Zephyr route through Utah?
(Source: Sun Advocate, September 21, 2018) PRICE, Utah — The Utah Rail Passengers Association (URPA) is warning local mayors that Amtrak rail service through Carbon County may come to an end. Full story: Sun Advocate
Authorities say no one hurt as UP train derails into NW Iowa river
(Source: Des Moines Register, September 23, 2018) DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities responded to another train derailment in a small northwest Iowa town Sunday morning after a week of heavy rains. Union Pacific officials estimate 37 of the train’s 95 cars derailed, with...
Public urged to #STOPTrackTragedies during first North American Rail Safety Week
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C./OTTAWA — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. and Operation Lifesaver Canada are joining forces to launch a new rail safety public awareness campaign to mark the first joint observance of Rail...
Pair hurt as out of control driverless freight train derails in Tasmania
(Source: Australian Associated Press, September 21, 2018) Authorities purposely derailed a driverless runaway train as it neared the heart of Devonport, sending debris flying that injured two people. The train was loaded with tonnes of cement and travelling at about...
