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CP Rail unveils plan to order 5,900 grain hopper cars
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2018) Canadian Pacific will spend more than a half-billion Canadian dollars on new high-capacity grain hopper cars to serve CP grain shippers, the Class I announced today. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Report: Norfolk Southern plans hiring spree
(Source: Television station WANE, June 7, 2018) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — If you want to work on the railroad... now is your chance. Norfolk Southern is going on a massive hiring spree. Full story and video: www.wane.com
New derailment lawsuit alleges Amtrak Cascades train had known “electrical system failure”
(Source: Television station KIRO 7, June 7, 2018) SEATTLE — Three people died and dozens were injured when Amtrak Cascades Train 501 suddenly lurched off the tracks near Dupont on Dec. 18, the route's inaugural run. A survivor of the crash is suing Amtrak for damages...
Sen. Manchin amends bill to mandate Amtrak station agents in each state it serves
(Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, June 7, 2018) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the day that Charleston’s Amtrak station became unstaffed, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday that he has amended the 2018-19 federal transportation appropriations bill to mandate...
FRA to host railroad symposium on PTC’s statutory requirements
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its first-ever positive train control (PTC) symposium. The symposium will be...
Canadian railways woo workers with $15,000 signing bonuses
(Source: Reuters, June 7, 2018) MONTREAL — In a battle to unclog rail bottlenecks that left Canadian commodities trapped in landlocked western provinces this winter, the country’s largest railways are offering C$15,000 ($11,566.93) signing bonuses for experienced...
CSX is selling six rail lines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2018) CSX is soliciting bids on six rail segments totaling more than 650 miles of track as part of the Class I's continuing strategy to sell under-used assets. Full story: Progressive Railroading
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending June 2, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 2, 2018, as well as volumes for May 2018. U.S. railroads originated...
Schumer calling for extra safety for crude oil shipped by rail
(Source: Utica Observer-Dispatch, June 6, 2018) UTICA, N.Y. — As shipping oil by rail becomes more popular, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on federal agencies to require extra safety measures to ship highly-explosive crude oil. Full story: Utica...
GE completes first of CN’s new locomotives
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 6, 2018) CN and GE Transportation this week marked the completion of the first of 200 new locomotives that were manufactured at GE's plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Full story: Progressive Railroading
