Rail Industry News
Laurens Street bridge continues to collapse
(Source: Aiken Standard, April 5, 2012) AIKEN, S.C. — As a portion of the Laurens Street bridge continues to fall, the South Carolina Department of Transportation is working to resolve the issue. The southwestern part of the bridge has sunk a total of 16 inches since...
Hornell bridge on state fix-list
(Source: Evening Tribune, April 5, 2012) $107 million to Southern Tier for infrastructure projects ALBANY, N.Y. — Almost $3 million in funding from the state and federal government is reserved for a deck replacement project on the State Route 36 bridge over Loder...
Grassroots movement pushes for restoration of Amtrak Sunset Limited route
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 5, 2012) NEW ORLEANS — A grassroots movement is building to encourage the restoration of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited service east of New Orleans to Florida, which hasn’t operated since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, according to...
CSX Corporation Launches ‘Environmental Pursuit’ Facebook Contest to Celebrate Earth Month
(Source: 3BL Media, April 5, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Flor. — CSX Corporation launched a month-long Environmental Pursuit Facebook contest for fans to test their "Green IQ" during Earth Month. This interactive contest runs through April 30 and allows Facebook fans to...
Amtrak riders fear end of service northern NM
(Source: KRQE, April 5, 2012) SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Twice a day, Amtrak's Southwest Chief pulls into the sleepy railroad depot in Lamy, N.M. The rest of the day, the station, part of the transportation network that links Northern New Mexico to the rest of the country,...
UP Expects “Slow But Steady” Growth This Year
(Source: The Journal of Commerce, April 4, 2012) Freight to support oil and gas drilling, intermodal continue to grow OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific Railroad anticipates “slow but steady” growth in freight volume this year, driven by the industrial products sector and...
Union Pacific Train Leaks Fuel As It Travels Through St. Louis
(Source: CBS, St. Louis, April 4, 2012) MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Officials aren’t sure how much fuel leaked from a train as it made its way through the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that no one was injured in the fuel spill on Tuesday, and no...
Union Pacific Foundation provides grants to museum, United Way
(Source: The News Star, April 4, 2012) LOUISIANA — The Union Pacific Foundation has awarded 29 Louisiana nonprofits more than $127,000 in grants, including two grants totaling $4,000 to two nonprofits based in Monroe. On Monday, the foundation announced the Northeast...
Supreme Court Ruling Favors Law Suits for Mesothelioma Asbestos Cancer Victims and their Wives Ability to Sue for Take-Home Asbestos Exposure
(Source: NewStaar Media, April 4, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In a ruling last week, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled against CSX Transportation and in favor of the family of Annette Simpkins of Granite City, Illinois. Simpkins died of asbestos-related cancer after her...
Ruling issued in train crossing death
(Source: Middletown Journal, April 4, 2012) TRENTON, N.J. — The death of Robert Stacey Brown has been ruled a suicide, according to a final report on the cause and manner of death from the Butler County Coroner’s Office. Toxicology tests revealed the presence of...
Railroad holds Amtrak route hostage again
(Source: Battle Creek Enquirer, April 4, 2012) WYOCENA, Wis. — It’s spring and that means Norfolk Southern Railroad is holding Amtrak’s Wolverine Route hostage to speed — rail speed, that is. You see, like one of Pavlov’s dogs, they have learned they can get what they...
No north Y: New Albany intersection closure needed for railroad repairs
(Source: News and Tribune, April 4, 2012) NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The intersection known as the North Y at Eighth Street and Grant Line Road in New Albany will be closed for at least two days next week so that CSX Railroad Corp. can replace its tracks in the area. “I’ve...
Green investment pays off for Rockford company
(Source: News Sentinel, April 4, 2012) ROCKFORD, Tenn. — A multimillion investment could be paying off big for a Rockford company that took a chance to keep a popular and environmentally friendly wood preservative on the market. Nisus Corp. said it has received a...
EPA’s New Regulations Hit King Coal & Railroad Companies
(Source: Forbes, April 4, 2012) WASHINGTON D.C. — Last Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its first carbon pollution standard for new power plants. The EPA move will discourage new coal fired power plants from being built, which will...
Canadian National & CSX Link Up
(Source: Zacks Investment Research, April 4, 2012) QUEBEC, Canada — One of the largest Canadian railroads, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) has announced a service interchange agreement with CSX Transportation, subsidiary of the largest Eastern U.S. railroad,...
Amtrak riders fear end of service northern NM
(Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, April 4, 2012) SANTA FE (AP) – Twice a day, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pulls into the sleepy railroad depot in Lamy, N.M. The rest of the day, the station, part of the transportation network that links Northern New Mexico to the rest of the...
UP’s coal train loadings lagged in March
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 3, 2012) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 842 coal trains in the Southern Power River Basin (SPRB) compared with 1,044 trains in March 2011. In the Colorado/Utah region, the Class I loaded 195 coal trains versus 230 in...
Report: Trio busted for dismantling train tracks for scrap metal
(Source: Sun Sentinel, April 3, 2012) DELAND, Fla. — This trio was a train wreck about to happen. When Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of light beams near CSX railroad tracks in DeLand in the wee hours of Saturday morning, they rolled up upon a...
Train hits, kills pedestrian, slows traffic on Metra Union Pacific West
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2012) CHICAGO — A Metra Union Pacific West Line train struck and killed someone in Glen Ellyn this afternoon, disrupting both inbound and outbound service on a line that serves the west suburbs, authorities said. Full story: Chicago...
Sheriff: Remains from train crash appear to be those of William Blount students
(Source: News Sentinel, April 3, 2012) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two teens who attend William Blount High School appear to have been the victims of a weekend train collision, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office. The victims were tentatively identified as Jessie...
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