Rail Industry News
An outpouring of support for families of B.C. train crash victims
(Source: Canadian Press, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I work with are incredible...
CP reopens main line through Field, B.C., after fatal derailment
(Source: CBC News, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has reopened its main line through Field, B.C., after a derailment that killed three of the company's employees on Monday. Full story: www.cbc.ca
Train in B.C. derailment had speed control problems hours before fatal crash, source says
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — The freight train involved in a fatal derailment was flagged for speed control problems hours before its tragic plunge near Field, B.C., early Monday, says a veteran employee with Canadian Pacific Railway. Staff...
European Commission rejects Siemens-Alstom rail merger
(Source: BBC News, February 6, 2019) LONDON — Brussels has knocked down a proposed French-German rail merger, designed to help Europe compete with China. The EU's competition commission blocked the tie-up, saying uniting France's Alstom with the rail arm of Germany's...
Iconic Amtrak flipboard will become part of permanent decor at Philly’s 30th Street Station
(Source: Billy Penn, February 5, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — The iconic split-flap departures board at 30th Street, which elicited a public outcry when Amtrak dismantled it last month, will be returning to the station as a permanent fixture, officials say. Full story: Billy...
Editorial: Norfolk Southern’s motivation unclear, but it’s on a mission to evict Salvation Army in Bristol, Tenn.
(Source: Editorial in the Bristol Herald Courier, February 6, 2019) BRISTOL, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern is on a mission, and no one (or thing) is going to stop them. That’s the simplified message given from the railroad company to Salvation Army in Bristol, Tennessee....
Utah lawmakers advance bill to clean up rail emissions
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, February 6, 2019) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A relatively small number of vehicles is responsible for an outsized share of Utah’s mucky air, yet state regulators are powerless to force their owners to operate cleaner machines. They are...
UP workers win class certification in case alleging systemic violations of Americans with Disabilities Act
(Source: Nicholas Kaster, PLLP press release, February 5, 2019) MINNEAPOLIS — On February 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted class certification to a group of Union Pacific employees alleging that Union Pacific engaged in a...
STB: U.S. Class I workforce dipped in December 2018
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 5, 2019) U.S. Class Is employed 147,620 workers as of mid-December 2018, down 0.9 percent compared with mid-November's level, but up 1.5 percent compared with mid-December 2017's count, according to Surface Transportation...
Butler Yard eliminates positions as UP streamlines operations
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 5, 2019) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The rail yard that contributed to the beginnings of the village of Butler will soon be pared down. Union Pacific Railroad announced that, effective Feb. 5, the Butler Yard will reduce operations...
Crew injured, diesel fuel spilled into river when BNSF train derails in remote Wyoming canyon
(Source: Wyoming Star-Tribune, February 5, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — A coal train collision on Monday sent two locomotives partially into the North Platte River, potentially contaminating the waterway with thousands of gallons of diesel in a remote canyon north of the...
“Half of me is gone now:” Brother mourns twin killed in CP derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The twin brother of Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer says he feels like a part of him is missing after a Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway crew died in a tragic train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border. “I feel...
“It was not anything the crew did:” Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says CP Rail train began rolling on its own before derailment that killed 3 crew members
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The Canadian Pacific Rail train that derailed and crashed near Field, B.C., killing three crew members, accelerated out of control after its brakes released without warning, investigators with the Transportation...
Editorial: Amtrak should drop opposition to W.Va. New River train
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, February 5, 2019) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Amtrak has a base of loyal customers that many other businesses would love to have. Unfortunately for Amtrak, that base is too small. On top of that, much of its equipment is outdated. And the nation's...
FRA refuses blame for NJ Transit woes
(Source: www.nj.com, February 4, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit doesn’t need federal approval to resume service on three suspended rail lines that were sidelined for months to install Positive Train Control, Federal Railroad Administration officials said. The...
Hostile shirtless man hops on moving Amtrak train and tries to stop it
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 4, 2019) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man was shirtless, under the influence and “exhibiting hostility” Monday when he hopped on a moving train, putting passengers and workers in jeopardy, deputies said. Amtrak train...
NTSB publishes its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Most Wanted List, the NTSB’s premier advocacy tool, identifies the top safety improvements that can be made across all modes to prevent accidents, minimize injuries,...
NTSB says “no more extensions” for PTC
(Source: CNN, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad accident investigators are warning that further delays in installing crash prevention technology will continue to put travelers at risk of deadly accidents caused by human errors. The National Transportation...
Union leaders say UP cuts affect 118 employees at Bailey Yard
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, February 4, 2019) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Furloughs and other job cuts over the past two weeks have affected 118 employees at the Union Pacific Railroad’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, according to interviews with several local union...
CP Rail identifies workers killed in B.C. derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 4, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — The three Canadian Pacific Rail workers killed in a train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border on Monday have been identified as a Calgary-based crew. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell...
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