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Amtrak police showcase K9 teams
(Source: Fox 61, August 22, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — In an effort to increase safety awareness, the Amtrak Police showcased two of their K9 teams as the Labor Day holiday approaches. The Amtrak dogs and their police handlers are trained in explosive detection. Full...
New Mexico Rail Runner nets $30 million from feds for PTC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 22, 2018) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a nearly $30 million grant to the Rio Metro Regional Transit District for the implementation of positive train control (PTC) on the New Mexico Rail Runner...
Amtrak Northeast Corridor service restored after power lines come down
(Source: Connecticut Post, August 23, 2018) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Amtrak Northeast service has been restored hours after overhead Eversource electrical lines came down on the railroad power lines Wednesday night. Full story: Connecticut Post
Prosecutors, defense say NTSB is withholding crucial information in Amtrak 188 case
(Source: KWY News Radio, August 22, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — The case against the engineer of the ill-fated Amtrak 188, which crashed more than three years ago, has stalled again. Both prosecutors and the defense say the National Transportation Safety Board is not handing...
Federal appeals court revives Topeka men’s claims against BNSF
(Source: Capital Journal, August 22, 2018) TOPEKA, Kan. — Two Topeka men had no idea the liquid that leaked from a rail car while they repaired track for BNSF Railway would hurt them, the pair said Wednesday. When injuries, including nose bleeds and trouble breathing,...
CEOs see pay soar while workers gain little
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 22, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers’ salaries may be stuck in limbo, but that isn’t stopping top company executives from being rewarded financially. A new report from the Economic Policy Institute...
FEC ships liquid natural gas through Miami
(Source: Miami New Times, August 22, 2018) MIAMI, Fla. — Most of Florida East Coast Railway's train tracks in Miami-Dade County pass through highly populated urban areas. If a gigantic tanker of liquid natural gas were to spill, ignite, or explode, it's fair to assume...
Canada’s crude-by-rail exports set a record: more than 200,000 barrels per day in June
(Source: Canadian Press, August 22, 2018) CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada set another record in June, rising to 204,558 barrels per day. That's up almost three per cent from 198,800 in May and 86 per cent from 109,500 in June...
CP moved more grain in past year despite extreme weather, backlog
(Source: Canadian Press, August 21, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. moved one per cent more grain over the past year than in 2016-17, despite a frigid prairie winter and higher-than-expected crop yields that helped cause a major backlog in early 2018....
BNSF debuts Logistics Center Oklahoma City
(Source: BNSF press release, August 21, 2018) MOORE, Okla. — BNSF Railway (BNSF) today premiered its newest logistics center to customers, local officials and community members at an event in Moore, Okla., near Oklahoma City. Logistics Center Oklahoma City is located...
