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Norfolk Southern publishes 2018 annual report
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 29, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern today posted its 2018 Annual Report online, highlighting strong growth and best-ever results for operating ratio and income from railway operations. Full story: www.nscorp.com
High speed trains get set for Illinois, but not Peoria
(Source: Peoria Journal Star, March 31, 2019) PEORIA, Ill. — When high-speed rail finally takes off in Illinois, Peorians will watch from the sidelines. Full story: www.pjstar.com
NS: Flooding at Hannibal, Mo., to impact service through April 6
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, March 29, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to experience service interruptions due to flooding conditions at Hannibal, Missouri requiring NS traffic between Decatur, IL and Kansas City, MO to be diverted to...
Woman hit by stolen Amtrak truck in Boston
(Source: Boston Herald, March 28, 2019) BOSTON — Police are still searching for a driver who stole an Amtrak truck Friday and proceeded to hit a light pole, a parked car and a pedestrian in the city’s Seaport District. Boston police said the struck pedestrian was...
Opinion: Will rail freight service benefit from better technology?
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, March 29, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Today, freight railroading has the opportunity to use two business processes to support better customer rail freight service, improve safety and generate higher returns for...
CN and Unifor reach tentative agreements
(Source: CN press release, March 31, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that new tentative collective agreements have been reached between Unifor Council 4000 and CN. Three collective agreements cover over 2,150 CN employees in Canada including all clerks and...
Metro-North, NJ Transit fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for safety violations since 2013
(Source: NorthJersey.com, March 31, 2019) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Metro-North paid 50 percent more in civil penalties to the federal government than NJ Transit from 2013 to 2018, and together they ranked as the top violators in the nation during that time, an analysis...
Union Pacific layoffs at Hinkle yard in Hermiston draw safety concerns
(Source: East Oregonian, March 29, 2019) HERMISTON, Ore. — Union Pacific is asking Hermiston employees to do more with less after recent layoffs, and some have expressed concern about safety. Full story: East Oregonian
Three crew members hurt in UP train collision in Round Rock, Texas
(Source: Television station KVUE, March 31, 2019) ROUND ROCK, Texas — Three people were injured Sunday when two construction trains collided in Round Rock. According to the Round Rock Fire Department, crews were called to the scene around 1 p.m. about 500 feet west of...
Midwest flooding continues to stall transportation
(Freight Waves, March 29, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — As predicted by many meteorologists, and feared by the rest of us, flooding in the Midwest has claimed more victims this week. Most of the damage to homes, businesses, farms and ranches has been in eastern Nebraska...
Federal judge denies motion to dismiss Norfolk Southern case over blocked crossings in Ky.
(Source: Commonwealth Journal, March 28, 2019) SOMERSET, Ky. — A federal lawsuit between a group representing Norfolk Southern and officials from Pulaski and McCreary counties will continue, after the judge in the case denied county officials' request for a dismissal....
Reports say NY congestion pricing plan to allocate funds for LIRR, Metro-North
(Source: CBS New York, March 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The deal is said to allocate 10 percent of the revenue – about $1 billion – to the Long Island Rail Road and another 10 percent to Metro-North. The remaining 80 percent would go toward the city’s subways and buses....
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board issues warnings after 2 VIA trains seriously damaged
(Source: CBC News, March 28, 2019) OTTAWA — Canada's transportation safety watchdog is issuing a warning after two VIA Rail passenger trains were seriously damaged by material left on the track. It turns out both trains were damaged by material that had been...
Trump administration uses faulty logic on oil trains
(Source: Sightline Institute, March 28, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — In June 2016, an oil train derailed on the outskirts of Mosier, Oregon causing mass evacuations from the town and nearly dumping more than 40,000 gallons of crude oil into the Columbia River. By sheer luck...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending March 23, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 27, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 23, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 503,017...
Amtrak employee kills self after shooting co-worker
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2019) NEW YORK — Authorities say an Amtrak employee shot and killed himself after wounding a co-worker in the leg at a New York City train yard. Full story: www.sfgate.com
Passenger rail between Lewiston-Auburn and Portland would cost $300 million
(Source: Sun Journal, March 27, 2019) LEWISTON, Maine — A proposed commuter rail service to connect the Twin Cities to Portland would likely cost between $200 and $300 million, depending on which service scenario is selected, according to an engineering consultant....
Richmond police and fire crews respond to second Norfolk Southern derailment this week
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 27, 2019) RICHMOND, Va. — Police and fire crews responded Wednesday to a second derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Richmond this week. Full story: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mexico investigative body suggests Veracruz shippers face captive rail market
(Source: Freight Waves, March 27, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Mexican government agency says Kansas City Southern and two other national rail lines have the opportunity to fix rail rates on certain routes serving much of the country’s industrial production. Full story:...
KCS to use crew management software for U.S. operations
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 27, 2019) Kansas City Southern will expand its deployment of the CloudMoyo crew management (CCM) software solution to its U.S. operations, the Class I announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
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