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Commuter railroads announce service changes due to storm
(Source: NBC Connecticut, March 21, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak, Metro-North and Shoreline East have all announced service changes due to Wednesday’s impending storm. Full story: NBC Connecticut
FRA takes proactive approach to help railroads meet PTC requirement
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update on its efforts to assist railroads in implementing...
White House threatening to veto spending bill if it includes money for Hudson rail tunnel
(Source: National Public Radio, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has talked a lot about rebuilding the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and railways. But what some call the nation's most critical infrastructure project is not on its list....
FRA declines SMART TD request to limit long trains
(Source: SMART TD press release, March 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has declined a request made by SMART Transportation Division to address the safety concerns of excessively long trains. In an April 25,...
STB singles out CSX in report on service
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, March 20, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A federal regulator is requesting action by all Class I railroads to address industry-wide service complaints, but it singled out CSX Corp. for "marked improvement" in service. Full story:...
Amtrak ends discounts to students, AAA members; raises age requirements for seniors
(Source: KFVS, March 19, 2018) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Amtrak officials have ended discounts for students and AAA members and raised the age requirements for senior discounts to 65. Full story: www.kfvs.com
Supreme Court rules against BNSF crash victims on damages cap
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, March 19, 2018) BISMARCK, N.D. — The victims of a train-bus crash that killed two people and hospitalized 10 children more than three years ago near Larimore, N.D., will be limited to splitting $500,000 in damages, North Dakota's highest...
PTC will change schedule of BNSF Line trains in Chicago
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2018) CHICAGO — Changes in train safety systems will mean a major schedule change for one of the Chicago area's busiest commuter rail lines. Full story: News & Observer
There’s a way to relieve farmers of the railroad backlog, but Ottawa’s ignoring it
(Source: Financial Post, March 19, 2018) OTTAWA — Angry farm groups, apologetic railway executives and shippers looking for leverage are the voices of this year’s grain backlog. The crisis began in mid-February, when an extreme cold settled over the Canadian West....
CN and CP apologize; reiterate recovery plan amid continued grain backlog
(Source: Calgary Herald, March 19, 2018) CALGARY — Executives from Canada’s two major railways spent Monday afternoon in Ottawa detailing the measures they are taking to alleviate a grain backlog in the prairies that has left farmers frustrated and angry. Full story:...
