June 26, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, June 26, 2020) OTTAWA — The investigation into what caused an eight-car CN Rail derailment over a gas pipeline in east Saint John last weekend continues, but recent high temperatures could have been a factor, according to an official. Full story:...
June 26, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, June 26, 2020) CLINTON, Wisc. — Two men were killed and two railroad workers were injured in a Rock County crash. The men who died were in a Jeep that struck a Union Pacific work truck. Full story: Minneapolis...
June 26, 2020 | Headlines
(Source: Logistics Management, June 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late last week, on the heels of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee signed off on the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in...
June 26, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times opinion column by Jon Talton, June 26, 2020) SEATTLE, Wash. — Airlines aren’t the only passenger transportation systems in trouble because of the pandemic. Earlier this month, Amtrak announced severe cuts to train service, including reducing...
June 26, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) press release, June 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven U.S. Senators wrote Amtrak this week in two separate letters that criticized Amtrak’s proposed cuts to long-distance train service and...