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FRA: PTC operating on 56 percent of freight route miles
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2018) Positive train control (PTC) systems are operating on about 56 percent of freight railroads' route miles that are required to be governed by PTC systems, up from 45 percent in third-quarter 2017 and 16 percent on Dec....
Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal spending bill
(Source: USA Today, March 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal funding, rather than a steep cut that President Trump proposed, under a broad spending measure released Wednesday. The spending bill provides $1.3 billion for the...
CSX work will disrupt some Amtrak services in Va.
(Source: Associated Press, March 20, 2018) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Amtrak train riders will see major changes to rail schedules next week because of track work. Full story: www.newsplex.com
Amtrak trains will soon begin stopping at Raleigh’s Union Station
(Source: News & Observer, March 20, 2018) RALEIGH, N.C. — Union Station, the city's new downtown train station and future transit hub, will open later this spring. Full story: News & Observer
Pacific Harbor Line marks 20th anniversary
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 20, 2018) NEW YORK — The Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of railroad services in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles area. Officials said the company recognized the milestone Feb. 27 by...
BRS, Amtrak sign tentative agreement
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2018) The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) and Amtrak have reached and signed a tentative agreement covering wages and benefits. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Canada’s grain farmers demand changes to transportation bill
(Source: www.ipolitics.ca, March 19, 2018) OTTAWA — Cash-strapped Prairie farmers want the Liberal government to amend its planned overhaul of Canada’s transportation system to ensure another grain shipping season isn’t lost, warning current transportation delays...
Crude by rail price hikes expected to put pressure on western oil producers
(Source: Canadian Press, March 21, 2018) CALGARY — Discounts for western Canadian oilsands crude will remain high as railroads crank up their crude-by-rail rates in return for adding locomotives and crews to the transport constrained sector, according to an energy...
What NJ Transit is doing to meet PTC deadline
(Source: www.nj.com, March 20, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit officials have met officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak and Conrail as they seek to meet a year-end deadline for installing an automatic speed control system designed to make...
Under Gov. Murphy’s budget, NJ transit expected to hire 114 to ease staffing crunch
(Source: www.northjersey.com, March 20, 2018) MADISON, N.J. — NJ Transit will spend $19 million to hire 114 employees, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday, a move that will help ease a staffing crunch at the agency that's been building for years. NJ Transit has been...
