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Cenovus Energy inks deal to move more crude with CN
(Source: Reuters, September 7, 2018) VANCOUVER/WINNIPEG — Cenovus Energy Inc., a major Canadian oil producer, has signed a deal to move more crude with the Canadian National Railway Co., a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Full story: Reuters
BNSF, Amtrak trains temporarily halted after possible gunshots reported at Seattle switching yard
(Source: Seattle Times, September 8, 2018) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway halted freight trains on a busy mainline Saturday evening after possible gunshots were heard by a crew boarding a train at the Airport Way South switching yard near Boeing Field in Seattle, a BNSF...
Opinion: Safer rail operations are a legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash
(Source: Orange County Register opinion column by Art Leahy, September 8, 2018. Leahy is CEO of Metrolink.) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years ago the deadliest train accident in Metrolink’s history spurred a transformation in...
Great pain, big advances came from 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, September 8, 2018) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink 111 was right on time. The commuter train pulled out of Union Station just after 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2008, carrying mostly workers and college students heading home on a Friday afternoon....
Senators want to know if CSX plans to revive Howard Street Tunnel project
(Source: Baltimore Sun, September 6, 2018) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland’s U.S. senators asked CSX Corp. Thursday if it is considering reviving the long-awaited expansion of the aging Howard Street Tunnel. Full story: Baltimore Sun
CSX overhauling intermodal; UP customers affected
(Source: Railway Age, September 6, 2018) NEW YORK — The peak season for intermodal traffic is fast approaching, and CSX in late July announced numerous changes to interline service, in particular, those affecting Union Pacific customers with eastbound shipments. The...
LIRR breaks ground on $2.6 billion third-track expansion project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 6, 2018) MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) broke ground on its $2.6 billion third-track expansion project, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. The effort includes 50 projects aimed at modernizing 9.8 miles of...
Deceased rail worker in La. identified as BMWED member
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division press release, September 6, 2018) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Yesterday, we lost a beloved brother in a tragic accident on a railroad bridge near Baldwin, La. Brother Joshua Crocram, BMWED AT&SFF Local Lodge 2409...
At an investors’ conference, NS is still getting asked about its comparison to CSX
(Source: Freight Waves, September 5, 2018) BOSTON — Even at an investors' conference sponsored by Cowen Inc. in Boston, Norfolk Southern couldn't get away from CSX. Full story: Freight Waves
NTSB publishes report on 2017 BNSF fatality near Edgemont, S.D.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, September 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report published Thursday a series of human errors led to a BNSF Railway train striking and killing two BNSF roadway...
