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UP crash takes out more than a dozen train cars
(Source: Ward County Daily, April 18, 2018) MONAHANS, Texas — An investigation is continuing into a train vs. train collision at the railroad crossing of Eva and Sealy Avenue in Monahans. Two Union Pacific employees were taken to the hospital. The injuries are not...
High-speed commuter rail line to open in Connecticut
(Source: Railway Age, April 18, 2018) NEW YORK — Connecticut will soon begin operations on a long-delayed interstate commuter rail line connecting the capital and one of the state’s largest cities. The upgraded Hartford Line will open operations June 16 from Hartford...
Metra aims for capital efficiency with 2018 construction program
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, April 18, 2018) NEW YORK — Metra has announced several construction projects planned for 2018 aimed at improving track and bridge maintenance, upgrading communications and signaling systems and enhancing stations. Full story:...
Ohio, West Virginia Teamsters seek accountability for deadly opioid crisis
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 18, 2018) CLEVELAND — A lawsuit filed late yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio on behalf of Teamsters’ Health and Welfare Funds in West Virginia and Ohio demands accountability for the opioid crisis and the...
CSX’s Alabama diesel tax suit could go before Supreme Court a third time
(Source: Lagniappe Weekly, April 18, 2018) MOBILE, Ala. — A 10-year legal challenge to the way Alabama taxes diesel fuel could be returning the United States Supreme Court for a third time, and until it’s resolved, millions of dollars intended for public education and...
FRA’s Batory calls on public to help improve rail crossing safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 18, 2018) In a newspaper column published this week, Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory called on motorists and pedestrians to "make safe choices" at railroad crossings by honoring warning signals and lowered gates....
French rail workers strike against President’s reform proposals
(Source: Reuters, April 19, 2018) PARIS — Striking French rail staff halted train services for the seventh day this month on Wednesday in protest over a major shake-up of the state-owned railway company, but President Emmanuel Macron said he would not be cowed into...
CP Rail reports 1Q 2018 results
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, April 18, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced first-quarter reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.41, or $2.70 on an adjusted diluted EPS basis. "This was a challenging quarter, as...
CP Rail sees profit slump in 1Q 2018
(Source: Reuters, April 18, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s profit fell 18 per cent in the first quarter, as expenses rose amid a winter that tested the resiliency of the North American rail network. Full story: Reuters
CP won’t be ‘held hostage’ in union talks, CEO Creel says
(Source: Financial Post, April 19, 2018) OTTAWA — With a strike deadline just days away, Keith Creel, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s chief executive, said the company will not be “held hostage” in negotiations and is willing to experience the short-term pain of a...
