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LIRR: Double track to be done by end of summer
(Source: CBS New York, August 21, 2018) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Expect some closures and service disruptions over the next month on the Long Island Rail Road between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, all due to an intense push to finish a key track project. For the first time...
Opinion: High-speed rail in America: Tracks to the future
(Source: Global Railway Review opinion column by Karen Philbrick, August 20, 2018. Philbrick is Executive Director the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — High-speed rail will provide Americans with another transportation...
Jennifer Homendy sworn in as NTSB board member
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jennifer Homendy was sworn in Monday as a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board during a brief ceremony at NTSB headquarters. The addition of Homendy...
Report: CEOs in U.S. earned 312 times more than average workers in 2017
(Source: The Hill, August 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chief executives at the 350 largest companies in the United States reportedly earned 312 times more than their average employees last year, according to a new study released on Thursday. Research carried out...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending August 11, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 11, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 556,887...
Utah officials are spending $2 million to throw ‘the biggest and best party’ for the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, August 17, 2018) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — So, Gov. Gary Herbert, what is Utah going to do with the $1 million that Union Pacific Railroad is donating to the state? Full story: Salt Lake Tribune
Tour of CSX intermodal terminal in Worcester reveals many heavy lifts
(Source: Worcester Telegram, August 19, 2018) WORCESTER, Mass. — A 43-foot-tall crane that can lift up to 100,000 pounds rolled forward next to a train track at CSX Corp.’s Intermodal Terminal on Grafton Street. When it reached the end of the rail, the crane slowly...
Teamsters push back on corporate opposition to Supreme Court’s landmark Dynamex decision
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 15, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of Teamsters from locals throughout Northern California, as well as port drivers from L.A./Long Beach, took part in a lobby day in Sacramento this week to push back...
Members of Congress push Amtrak to save Toys for Tots train
(Source: Post Star, August 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three members of Congress — Elise Stefanik, Paul Tonko and John Faso — have sent a bipartisan letter to Amtrak in an attempt to revive the Toys for Tots holiday train that hands out donated toys and seasonal...
2-mile long CSX train gets stuck in downtown Fayetteville, blocks crossing
(Source: WRAL, August 16, 2018) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A CSX train stuck on the railroad tracks was blocking multiple intersections in downtown Fayetteville on Thursday morning. Full story: www.wral.com
