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How likely is a Canadian oil train boom?
(Source: DeSmog Canada, April 27, 2018) VICTORIA, B.C. — In the weeks since Kinder Morgan’s announcement that it was suspending all “non-essential spending” on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline, we’ve seen yet another round of concerns about a spike in the shipping...
Opinion: MBTA shortchanges SE Massachusetts
(Source: Patriot Ledger opinion column by Richard Prone, April 29, 2018. Brother Prone is a retired locomotive engineer and former Local Chairman of Division 312. He represents Duxbury on the MBTA Advisory Board.) BOSTON — Once again, the MBTA has thumbed its nose at...
Senate commerce committee OKs Fuchs, Schultz for STB seats
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 27, 2018) The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday approved the nominations of Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz as Surface Transportation Board (STB) members. Full story: Progressive...
BMWED ratifies Amtrak contact
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week in Philadelphia the American Arbitration Association counted and certified the votes cast for the new Amtrak contract for members of the Brotherhood of...
Union Pacific reports PTC progress
(Source: Union Pacific press release, April 26, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific continues to make strides implementing positive train control (PTC). The company anticipates it will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal...
Amtrak should focus on medium-distance corridors, CEO says
(Source: Railway Gazette, April 27, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak should focus on its medium-distance operations and prioritize investment in a network of corridors across the country of between 200 km and 1,000 km, where the greatest ridership can be achieved,...
Union Pacific warns on operating ratio, shares slip
(Source: Reuters, April 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp warned on Thursday it was unlikely to achieve its targets for a key efficiency measure by 2019 due to congestion on its rail network, knocking down shares of the No. 1 U.S. railroad by as much as 7...
Canadian fertilizer giant to lay off 1,300 due to rail backlogs, possible CP Rail strike
(Source: Canadian Press, April 27, 2018) TORONTO — Fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. says it will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two of its potash mines in Saskatchewan. The layoff is directly related to rail transportation backlogs, the possibility of a...
Despite setback, Metro-North president says PTC will be ready
(Source: The Journal News, April 24, 2018) NEW YORK — Despite a recent setback, Metro-North president Catherine Rinaldi says technology designed to prevent deadly derailments on commuter rails will be installed by an end-of-year deadline set by federal safety...
UP’s Q1 2018 profit climbs 22 percent
(Source: Associated Press, April 26, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp.'s first-quarter earnings chugged ahead 22 percent as the railroad hauled 2 percent more freight and increased its prices. Full story: www.usnews.com
