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Opinion: No way to run a passenger railroad
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by Andrew Selden, July 6, 2018. Selden is President of the United Rail Passenger Alliance.) NEW YORK — What does a deflated balloon look like? That is becoming an apt metaphor for travel on an Amtrak interregional train. The regime...
AAR reports rail traffic for June and the week ending June 30, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 30, 2018, as well as volumes for June 2018. U.S. railroads originated...
CSX to reopen hump yard near Nashville
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 6, 2018) CSX will reopen its hump yard operation at Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tennessee, the Class I confirmed yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
US shipments of oil by rail fell in April
(Source: Reuters, June 29, 2018) NEW YORK — U.S. shipments of crude oil via rail in April fell by 27,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the previous month to 408,000 bpd, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Full story: BOE...
At $20 million, CP Rail’s Keith Creel is Calgary’s highest paid executive
(Source: Calgary Herald, June 29, 2018) CALGARY — There was a new face at the top of Canadian Pacific Railway in 2017, but the pay grade did not change. Keith Creel, president and CEO of CP Rail, took in $20.1 million in total compensation last year as the...
California revs up plan to build high-speed rail system faster by focusing on the Valley
(Source: Modesto Bee, July 2, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's beleaguered high-speed rail agency, mired in delays in property acquisition and construction in the Valley and environmental clearances elsewhere in the state, hopes to pick up the pace of its work...
How SEPTA got it right on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — Railroads across the country are struggling to install the train safety system Positive Train Control in time to meet a congressionally mandated deadline at the end of this year. One of the few that stands...
Three years after fatal Philly crash, some railroads still lag behind on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, national safety experts said the accident that killed eight and injured hundreds could have been prevented with a safety fix Congress had...
Three years after fatal Philly crash, some railroads still lag behind on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, national safety experts said the accident that killed eight and injured hundreds could have been prevented with a safety fix Congress had...
House Democrats warn FRA against PTC exemptions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 2, 2018) House Democrats last week warned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) against issuing exemptions that allow railroads to avoid implementing positive train control (PTC). Full story: Progressive Railroading
