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CN faces 3 lawsuits after fires near tracks in 2016
(Source: CBC News, May 8, 2018) WINNIPEG — CN Railway is facing three separate lawsuits in Manitoba — including a $3.8-million suit from the province itself — alleging its operations caused fires in spring 2016, as the rail company investigates a series of fires that...
Kansas City Southern VP Grafton sells 300 shares of company stock
(Source: Enterprise Leader, May 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern Railway VP Suzanne M. Grafton sold 300 shares of Kansas City Southern Railway stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 4. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.97, for a total value of...
Opinion: Drive to ban oil trains in New Jersey may actually threaten public safety
(Source: Forbes.com opinion column by Brigham A. McCown, May 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last month the “Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains” held a rally in New Jersey aimed to permanently expel the movement of crude oil by private freight railroads such as CSX...
Rail expansion slated for New Mexico crude oil transload facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 7, 2018) Murex LLC and Cetane Energy LLC have agreed to a major capacity expansion of a crude-oil transloading facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Canada is struggling to get its goods to market
(Source: Bloomberg, May 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day for more than six months, Jessica Raycraft has confronted hulking mounds of evidence of the great Canadian bottleneck. They’re stranded on her farm -- wheat, peas and canola in 300-foot-long, 10-foot-high...
PATH on track to meet PTC deadline
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 7, 2018) Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) this month will begin weekend tunnel and station closures to finish installing and testing positive train control (PTC) equipment and software. Full story: Progressive Railroading
OSHA schedules meeting to request comments on whistleblower issues in rail and trucking industries
(Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration press release, May 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting June 12, 2018, in Washington, D.C., to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders in...
Norfolk Southern submits comments to FRA regarding railroad automation
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 7, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — In response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s request for information on rail industry automation, Norfolk Southern today submitted comments outlining its views on this “important and imminent...
Amtrak to close Shelby, Havre ticket counters
(Source: Great Falls Tribune, May 7, 2018) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Amtrak will close two ticket counters in Montana in early June with company officials citing the decision as a cost-saving move and the fact 90 percent of riders are buying tickets online or via...
Crews battle fire at Norfolk Southern yard in Ohio
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2018) BELLEVUE, Ohio — Emergency crews are battling a fire that has engulfed a group of train cars at a Norfolk Southern yard in Ohio. Full story: www.kurv.com
