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Teamsters suspend strike activities at Coca-Cola United
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 20, 2018) MOBILE, Ala. — On Thursday, Aug. 9, employees at Coca-Cola United in Mobile walked off the job to protest the company’s behavior during contract negotiations. The 275 drivers,...
PTC could cause initial scheduling issues, lengthen trip time at Metro-North
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, August 20, 2018) NEW YORK — Don't expect the headaches caused by positive train control to subside once Metro-North is finished installing the life-saving safety system. According to other railroads further along in the...
BNSF derailment leads to evacuations in San Bernardino
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2018) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — More than a dozen tanker cars derailed in San Bernardino on Tuesday, prompting authorities to evacuate at least one nearby building. The BNSF Railway train heading to Los Angeles from Barstow...
NJ may lift residency requirement for NJ Transit workers
(Source: www.nj.com, August 16, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to waive residency requirements at NJ Transit, so the agency can hire out-of-state residents to fill jobs and to stem the time of canceled trains. Full story: www.nj.com
Short line worker dies in Dallas after being pinned under rail car wheel
(Source: Dallas Morning News, August 16, 2018) DALLAS — A railroad employee died after being pinned under a rail car's wheel early Monday in South Dallas, officials said. A spokesman for Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad Inc. said in a written statement that a...
Suicide by train is in decline, but deaths of people who trespassed on railroad tracks increased in 2017
(Source: Washington Post, August 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 300 times last year, people walked onto railroad tracks to intentionally put themselves in the path of a train — and in 266 cases they successfully committed suicide. That data, recorded by the...
Amtrak, SEPTA service resumes after junkyard fire in Frankford
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, August 20, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After a night of frustration, trains are finally on track for Amtrak and SEPTA. A junkyard fire in Frankford Sunday night suspended service, stranding many riders. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
Mechanical failure causes extensive delays at Chicago’s Union Station
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, August 20, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra trains were delayed Monday evening at Union Station due to a mechanical failure. Trains on the BNSF and SouthWest Service were moving again but delayed about 6 p.m. due to “an earlier mechanical failure that...
CP Rail reports higher western Canadian grain shipments in latest crop year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 20, 2018) During the 2017-18 crop year, Canadian Pacific moved 25.8 million metric tons of western Canadian grain and grain products, soybeans and other non-regulated principal field crops. Full story: Progressive Railroading
APTA: Commuter railroads making progress on PTC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2018) Despite facing technical and financial constraints, the commuter-rail industry is making "substantial progress" toward installing and implementing positive train control (PTC), American Public Transportation...
