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Contractor dies in incident at UP’s Bailey Yard
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, September 15, 2018) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A 42-year-old North Platte man died in an incident at Bailey Yard on Saturday morning. According to Justin Jacobs, a spokesman with Union Pacific Railroad, the incident occurred about 9 a.m. on...
Florence may have blown a hole in Va. port’s coal exports for September 2018
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, September 15, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — What a strange sight: a port with no ships. Travelers crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel may be so used to the sight of coal ships anchored off Cape Charles that they don’t even register anymore. Full...
Early reports say rain, flooding played a part in CSX derailment near NC-SC border
(Source: Charlotte Observer, September 16, 2018) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A CSX freight train derailed in North Carolina Sunday, not far from the border with South Carolina as the states deal with the impact from Hurricane Florence. It was reported that members of the train...
Amtrak to seek PTC extension, will operate current routes after Jan. 1
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 14, 2018) Amtrak will seek a deadline extension from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to complete positive train control (PTC) implementation on all its railroad operations, an Amtrak executive told a congressional...
NJ Transit to start hiring out-of-state train, bus operators
(Source: CBS New York, September 15, 2018) NEW YORK — NJ TRANSIT will soon be able to hire more out-of-state train and bus operators. In the past, state law has banned the agency from recruiting employees from New York or Pennsylvania. That will soon change after a...
KCS VP Grafton sells $87,319 in company stock
(Source: www.xnewspress.com, September 13, 2018) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern (KCS) Vice President Suzanne M. Grafton sold 729 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 29. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.78,...
Rail advocate says high-speed rail needed for Texas
(Source: Longview News-Journal, September 12, 2018) KILGORE, Texas — In six years, a new mode of travel between the state’s two largest metro areas could be a 90-minute train ride over 240 miles of Texas. Full story: Longview News-Journal
Texas Central lands $300 million loan for Dallas-Houston bullet train project
(Source: Dallas Morning News, September 14, 2018) DALLAS — Texas Central Partners has secured a $300 million loan to continue its pursuit of a new 240-mile high-speed rail route from downtown Dallas to Houston. Full story: Dallas Morning News
Amtrak testing trains this weekend at site of 2017 DuPont fatality
(Source: King 5 News, September 13, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — Train testing begins this weekend along Point Defiance Bypass, a rail line between DuPont and Tacoma. The Washington State Department of Transportation is testing the implementation of positive train control,...
CSX derailment and oil spill in W.Va. leads to federal lawsuit
(Source: West Virginia Record, September 14, 2018) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal and state officials accuse CSX Transportation of several environmental torts in response to oil spilled from a derailed train. The United States of America, the state of West Virginia and...
