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UP to upgrade 10 locomotives into EPA Tier 4 switchers
(Source: Railway Technology, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — North American railway franchise Union Pacific has partnered with two Californian air-management districts to upgrade ten low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives of its yard switching fleet, in a bid to reduce...
Murphy team revamps transportation spending, works to beef up NJ Transit
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 2, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After years of using mostly borrowed money to finance major transportation projects, New Jersey is getting ready to set aside a significant amount of cash to pay for the next batch of road, bridge and mass-transit...
UP negligent in Texas floods, class-action suit alleges; case could involve hundreds of millions of dollars
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, May 1, 2018) PALESTINE, Texas — Local residents who suffered property loss during the 2016 flood say they continue to incur damages. And they're blaming what they call the railroad's faulty culverts. A federal lawsuit, filed in April,...
Audit finds security lapses at Philadelphia’s Amtrak station
(Source: Associated Press, May 1, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — An audit has found a number of security vulnerabilities at Philadelphia's main train station, including that it can't be locked in the event of an emergency because staffers don't have the keys. Among the...
Genesee & Wyoming reports Q1 2018 income, revenue growth
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 1, 2018) Although Genesee & Wyoming Inc. posted a 32 percent jump in adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) in first-quarter 2018, the company's North American results were hurt in part by congestion at several connecting Class...
Amtrak celebrates 47 years, looks to the future
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 1, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Amtrak celebrates 47 years of providing passenger rail service across the nation by looking ahead, continually improving the customer experience and making Amtrak the preferred choice of the...
FRA concerned NJ Transit moving too slow on PTC
(Source: www.nj.com, April 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is in danger of missing the deadline for installing an automatic speed control system on its tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a letter expressing concern with the rail system's...
Judgment day at Canadian Pacific: Voting dates now known in TCRC contract proposal
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 1, 2018) LAVAL, QC — The Canada Industrial Relations Board will conduct the vote on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) final offer from May 14 to May 23, union officials today learned. The Teamsters Canada Rail...
Amtrak lays off Topeka ticket agent, ending on-site ticket sales
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, April 30, 2018) TOPEKA, Kan. — Amtrak employee James Woods learned late last week that he will lose his job at the Topeka station after the company announced it will close two manned ticket windows in Kansas. Full story: Topeka...
Historic New Mexico Amtrak station closing ticket window
(Source: Associated Press, April 30, 2018) SANTA FE, N.M. — A historic Amtrak station outside of Santa Fe will no longer have a ticket window to sell tickets. Full story: Seattle Times
