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China’s super-fast bullet train puts American transit to shame
(Source: Business Insider, May 13, 2018) HOUSTON — Traveling to China can often feel like visiting the future. The cities stretch out for what seems like forever, while new skyscrapers, bridges, and futuristically designed landmarks spring up every year. Nowhere is...
KCS announces operations, labor relations and legal appointments
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, May 21, 2018) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced the appointments of Michael A. Walczak to vice president mechanical, Maquiling B. Parkerson to vice president labor relations and Adam J. Godderz...
No “summer of hell” repeat for NJ Transit riders in 2018
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 21, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — While the fate of a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel remains in question thanks to Republicans in Washington, D.C., Amtrak officials say they are making good progress on an ongoing project to repair infrastructure deep...
NS trains idled near Atlanta homes for weeks due to traffic congestion
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 21, 2018) ATLANTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern officials are looking for solutions after residents of an Atlanta neighborhood complained about trains idling on nearby tracks for too long. Full story: Atlanta...
Amtrak closes record number of on-site ticketing counters
(Source: Washington Examiner, May 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak closed a record amount of on-site ticket windows in the first five months of 2018, a signal of the growing shift towards online ticket purchases. A spokesman on Monday confirmed the Washington...
Teen who started fire that burned 48,000 acres ordered to pay $36 million
(Source: CNN, May 21, 2018) ATLANTA — On Monday, an Oregon judge ordered the boy, who pleaded guilty to starting the Eagle Creek wildfire last year, to pay $36,618,330.24 in restitution to cover the damages. Of that, the Union Pacific Railroad is owed $1,048,877.52 in...
Amtrak says it’s expecting more than 320,000 riders over Memorial Day weekend
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is expecting heavy ridership as the summer season kicks off and customers head to the rails for convenient and flexible summer vacations. Affordable fares and convenient service make Amtrak ideal...
STB: Class I workforce up slightly in mid-April
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 21, 2018) As of mid-April, U.S. Class Is employed 145,959 workers, up 0.59 percent since mid-March, but down 2.11 percent compared with April 2017, according to Surface Transportation Board data. All but one employment category —...
BNSF setting volume records in Southwest Washington, system wide
(Source: The Columbian, May 21, 2018) COLUMBIA, Wash. — BNSF Railway shipments were at an all-time high during the first quarter of this year, the company reported, surpassing its record set in 2006. BNSF, which is also moving record numbers of trains through...
Amtrak stops paying medical bills of those injured in February train crash in S.C.
(Source: The State, May 21, 2018) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Amtrak is refusing to pay any more for the medical bills of those injured in a February train crash in Cayce that killed two and injured 100-plus, lawyers for more than a dozen of those injured say. Full story: The...
