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Lawmakers wary of KCS safety, inspection waiver request
(Source: Transportation Today, September 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of lawmakers sent correspondence this week to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in opposition to the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) petition seeking a federal safety and inspection...
STB wants regular updates from UP as it phases in scheduled railroading
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 21, 2018) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked Union Pacific Railroad senior management to hold weekly phone calls with the board's Rail Customer and Public Assistance Office as the Class I implements its new...
25th anniversary of deadly Amtrak Sunset Limited tragedy
(Source: Television station WALA, September 22, 2018) MOBILE, Ala. — It remains the deadliest accident in Amtrak history. A tugboat pushing a barge rams into the Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge, forcing a train off the tracks and into the water. Forty-seven people...
CP Rail declares dividend
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 17, 2018) CALGARY — The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The dividend is payable on October 29,...
CP Rail to report Q3 2018 earnings on October 18
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 14, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific will release its third-quarter financial and operating results at 4:01 p.m. eastern time (2:01 p.m. mountain time) on October 18, 2018. CP will discuss its results with the...
BNSF says Kansas can’t regulate how long trains block crossings
(Source: Wichita Eagle, September 21, 2018) WICHITA, Kan. — The BNSF Railroad is challenging a Kansas law limiting how long trains can block intersections and a lawyer for the state says if the railroad wins, the answer could be forever. Full story: www.kansas.com
UP CEO says precision railroading changes will cut delays for Metra commuters
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 20, 2018) CHICAGO — The head of Union Pacific said Thursday that the freight railroad’s plan for operational changes, starting in the Midwest in October, should help reduce freight congestion and benefit both Metra users and...
CSX fought a North Carolina city’s desperate attempt to prevent devastating flooding
(Source: Huffington Post, September 20, 2018) LUMBERTON, N.C. — As Hurricane Florence took aim at the North Carolina coast and threatened to dump extreme amounts of rain across the state, this small city along the Lumber River came up with a desperate plan to prevent...
Amtrak prepares for increased Thanksgiving travel
(Source: Amtrak press release, September 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year, Amtrak is preparing to accommodate the surge of holiday travelers with extra trains and capacity on several routes. Tickets sell out quickly,...
NJ Transit cancels dozens of trains to help meet PTC deadline, warns of more crowding
(Source: Bloomberg, September 20, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used Northeast Corridor line, promising even more crowded commutes into New York City. The cuts will accommodate the installation of...
