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Railroads’ flood-ravaged Midwestern tracks trigger FRA emergency declaration
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2019) Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory on Tuesday declared an emergency event for railroad operations because of extreme flooding throughout the Midwest. Full story: Progressive Railroading
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending March 16, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 16, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 501,001...
Amtrak’s Hiawatha service sees record increase in passenger ridership
(Source: Milwaukee Independent, March 21, 2019) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The Milwaukee-Chicago Amtrak Hiawatha Service served an all-time record of more than 858,000 passengers in calendar year 2018, a 3.6 percent increase over calendar year 2017. Full story: Milwaukee...
Senators Baldwin, Cornyn draft bill to protect U.S. rail-car manufacturing
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2019) U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on March 14 introduced the Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act (S. 846), which proposes to prevent federal funds from being used by transit agencies...
Kansas City Southern to announce Q1 2019 financial results on April 17
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 20, 2019) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its first quarter 2019 financial results on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will also...
UP to report Q1 2019 financial results on April 18
(Source: Union Pacific press release, March 21, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation’s first quarter 2019 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, April 18,...
Experts react on AAR’s request for cost-benefit analysis in STB proceedings
(Source: Freight Waves, March 20, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The request by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) asking the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to include a cost-benefit analysis into its rulemaking process is being viewed by some as a positive...
Metra OKs comfy rail cars and locomotives; directors unhappy with Amtrak
(Source: Daily Herald, March 20, 2019) CHICAGO — Metra forged ahead with plans for new railcars with cupholders and greener locomotives Wednesday even as leaders fumed about something beyond their control -- the tracks out of Union Station. Amtrak apologized for a...
CP Rail designates first woman to head railway’s board of directors
(Source: Canadian Press, March 20, 2019) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway has selected the first woman to head the board of directors of the country's second-largest railway. Isabelle Courville, 56, has been designated to replace Andrew Reardon at the Calgary-based...
Flooding at Hannibal, Mo., impacts NS operations
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, March 20, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is experiencing service interruptions due to flooding conditions at Hannibal, Missouri requiring NS traffic between Decatur, IL and Kansas City, MO to be diverted to operate via...
Union Pacific, BNSF working to restore rail traffic in states hit hard by floods
(Source: Associated Press, March 20, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says its crews are working around the clock so rail traffic can return to normal in Nebraska and adjacent states hard hit by floodwaters from a late-winter storm and snowmelt. Full story:...
German police: Drunken passenger smashes into locomotive cab with fire extinguisher, demands engineer slow high-speed train
(Source: Associated Press, March 18, 2019) BERLIN — German police say a drunken man with a fire extinguisher smashed his way into the driver's cab of a high-speed train running from Frankfurt to Paris and demanded that the driver slow down. Full story: USA Today
Man breaks onto Amtrak train in Fullerton, lunges at conductor
(Source: City News Service, March 18, 2019) FULLERTON, Calif. — A man who forced his way onto an idled Amtrak train in Fullerton before lunging at a conductor was arrested following negotiations with police. Full story: www.nbcbayarea.com
Right-to-work defeated in Colorado for 30th consecutive year
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the 30th consecutive year, a so-called “right-to-work” (RTW) proposal has gone down in ignominious defeat in Colorado. In 29 of those 30 years, the anti-worker...
23-car derailment shuts down Union Pacific line in Eastern Washington, prompts controlled burn of hazardous chemical
(Source: Seattle Times, March 19, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — The Union Pacific line that runs through Eastern Washington has been shut down since Friday by a 23-car derailment near Ritzville, Adams County, that included a hazardous cargo spill of sodium chlorate and...
Canada’s National Energy Board cites options for addressing nation’s tight oil transport capacity
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2019) Any notable increase in crude oil pipeline or rail capacity in Canada would need to come from major infrastructure projects since pipelines are at full capacity and rail infrastructure is operating at or near capacity,...
Alberta again easing crude oil production restrictions
(Source: Canadian Press, March 18, 2019) EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced another easing of restrictions on oil production, saying the amount that can be produced will increase in May by 25,000 barrels per day and another 25,000 barrels per day in June....
NTSB releases files on fatal Amtrak crash in Va. involving members of Congress
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Federal investigators released nearly 100 documents Tuesday that detail last year’s fatal crash between a trash truck and an Amtrak train that was carrying Republican members of Congress near Charlottesville....
Unions, NS differ on merits of brake test simulator for hands-on training
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of federal rail safety regulations regarding refresher training for mechanical inspectors....
Amtrak cancels River Runner between St. Louis and Kansas City due to flooding
(Source: Television station KMIZ, February 19, 2019) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Record-setting flood levels are changing Amtrak's train schedule. The company announced Tuesday they canceled all 'River Runner' trains, which is their service that spans from Kansas City to...
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