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NTSB says CSX, city of Biloxi are to blame for fatal 2017 bus crash
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The failures of a freight train company and a city to mitigate known safety hazards at a Biloxi, Mississippi, grade crossing is the probable cause of a fatal crash there,...
Missouri voters block right-to-work law
(Source: National Public Radio, August 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voters in Missouri have overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature that would have banned compulsory union fees — a resounding victory for...
BNSF posts revenue, income growth in Q2 2018
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 7, 2018) BNSF Railway Co. reported second-quarter net income rose 37 percent to $1.3 billion and total revenue climbed 12 percent to nearly $5.9 billion compared with the same quarter a year ago. Full story: Progressive...
APTA officials study Canada’s investment in transit infrastructure
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 6, 2018) A delegation of American Public Transportation Association (APTA) representatives visited four Canadian cities last month to learn how major investments in public transit infrastructure in those cities are structured,...
Officials weighing three options to clear Pittsburgh derailment site
(Source: CBS Pittsburgh, August 6, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — City officials say the process of clearing a train derailment near Station Square is taking a little longer than expected. Seven rail cars on a 7,600-foot-long Norfolk Southern double-stack intermodal train...
Amtrak train delayed after sinkhole opens on UP line in Texas
(Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 6, 2018) VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — A sinkhole opened up along the railroad tracks in Van Zandt County early Monday. Full story: Tyler Morning Telegraph
Senate bill would ban some rail cars, buses from China
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 6, 2018) The U.S. Senate last week agreed to a one-year ban on new procurements of mass transit rail cars or buses from China if the procurements use federal funding. Full story: Progressive Railroading
How railroads shouldered a risky oil rush
(Source: Energywire, August 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At its peak four years ago, crude-by-rail traffic topped 1.1 million barrels per day. If that all fit into a single train moving 50 mph, it would block traffic at rail crossings for nearly 30 minutes. Today,...
Why NJ Transit riders say this has been a hellish summer
(Source: www.nj.com, August 6, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Last year was dubbed the “summer of hell” for NJ Transit riders due to track work in Penn Station New York. Last year was dubbed the “summer of hell” for NJ Transit riders due to track work in Penn Station New York....
Opinion: Gov. Murphy off-track with his handling of NJ Transit
(Source: Opinion column at www.nj.com by Paul Mulshine, August 6, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — As I've noted, our governor is a great fan of cliches. Two come to mind as I ponder the spectacle of Phil Murphy vacationing at his villa in Italy as NJ Transit commuters go through...
