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AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending March 10, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 10, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,282...
Union Pacific spies with drones on their railroad workers to see if they follow safety guidelines
(Source: Drone DJ, March 15, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. has started using drones to monitor their workers and see if safety guidelines were being adhered to. The response from the railroad workers has been to flood the Union Pacific safety hotline...
Longtime CSX employee killed in Tennessee maintenance accident
(Source: WKRN, March 14, 2018) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A longtime CSX employee was killed in a work-related accident Monday afternoon. Officials told News 2 the worker, Quintin Pasley, was doing maintenance work when he was hit by a piece of equipment. A CSX train was not...
NJ Transit investigating car fires at North Jersey facility
(Source: www.nj.com, March 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is investigating car fires that damaged a total of six vehicles parked at a maintenance facility in Kearny on Tuesday afternoon. Full story: www.nj.com
Metra gears up for major tie replacement project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 14, 2018) Metra next month will replace 17,000 ties over a 17-mile single-track span along the Milwaukee District North Line. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Gov. Murphy says no NJ Transit fare hike in the coming year
(Source: www.nj.com, March 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that there will no fare hike at NJ Transit for fiscal year 2019. Full story: www.nj.com
Winter storms unearth century-old ‘ghost’ railroad tracks in New Jersey
(Source: www.nj.com, March 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — The back-to-back nor'easters that have battered New Jersey this month with crippling snow and frustrating power outages have at least one, albeit fleeting, silver lining. The famed "ghost tracks" along a remote...
Teamsters: Joint select committee must follow through on pledge to put aside party politics to find pension solution
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the members of the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans convened for its initial meeting, pledging to work together to find a...
CN network beginning to recover in March from weak winter, interim CEO says
(Source: Canadian Press, March 14, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. is beginning to recover from a turbulent end to 2017 and deep winter freeze that curtailed its service, the railroad's interim CEO said Wednesday. Full story: CTV News
After a week on the job, CN CEO tells Wall Street he’s in a hurry
(Source: Bloomberg, March 14, 2018) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co.’s new boss is speeding up spending plans for new track and conductors as the carrier faces mounting pressure from customers to fix capacity shortages. Canada’s biggest railroad will lay...
