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UP, Amtrak unable to run normal schedule due to California wildfires
(Source: Television station KTVL, September 11, 2018) SISKIYOU-SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The rails are back open for now, but only to freight trains, not passenger trains, and everyday is a new day on the Delta Fire that continues to threaten tracks. Full story:...
FRA announces $46.3 million in PTC grant funding
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced today Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for at least $46 million for Positive Train...
Ceremonies planned to mark 10th anniversary of Chatsworth crash
(Source: My News LA, September 12, 2018) LOS ANGELES — A pair of memorial ceremonies will be held Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth that killed 25 people, injured more than 100 others and led to a national push for the...
Scary incident on NJ Transit serves as alarming reminder of nation’s infrastructure woes
(Source: Washington Post, September 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A scary incident on NJ Transit over the weekend came like a dagger from the sky to remind Americans that their transportation infrastructure, particularly for aging trains and subways, is in poor shape....
Crude by rail exports surge in Canada as pipeline restraints squeeze oil industry
(Source: CBC News, September 11, 2018) CALGARY — With the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project stalled, and overall Canadian pipeline capacity limited, the pressure to ship crude oil out of Alberta continues to grow. The amount of oil shipped by rail has been...
Illinois DOT slows down Amtrak Hiawatha over community concerns
(Source: Pioneer Press, September 10, 2018) CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Sept. 7 that it will not allow a federal decision on the proposed Amtrak Hiawatha project to move forward until community concerns “have been adequately...
Montana Rail Link president to retire at end of 2018
(Source: Sidney Herald, September 10, 2018) SIDNEY, Mont. — On Monday, the Missoula-based Montana Rail Link (MRL) announced that president Tom Walsh will retire at the end of the year. He’ll be replaced by Stacy Posey, who joined MRL in 2016 as vice president of...
NAFTA consensus needed on labor, dairy, dispute settlement issues
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to outstanding issues that...
Central Oklahoma college football player loses foot in train accident
(Source: Associated Press, September 10, 2018) OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials say a University of Central Oklahoma football player lost his foot when he was run over by a train over the weekend. Oklahoma City police said Derek Loccident, 20, was trying to crawl under a...
Norfolk Southern prepares for Hurricane Florence
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, September 10, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Tropical Storm Florence is currently moving through the Atlantic Ocean and according to the National Hurricane Center, Florence is forecast to be a dangerous major hurricane impacting the...
