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BNSF, CP take measures for winter challenges
(Source: Minot Daily News, February 1, 2019) MINOT, N.D. — Railroading in the winter has its challenges and this week the extreme cold presented a few more challenges for railroads serving the area. Full story: Minot Daily News
Amtrak announces service changes after cold snap
(Source: NBC Chicago, January 31, 2019) CHICAGO — Most Amtrak lines will resume full service on Friday after being impacted by bitterly cold temperatures in the Chicago-area, but track damage will prevent at least two trains from getting back to normal. Full story:...
BNSF warns of slowdowns as winter storm bears down
(Source: Freight Waves, January 31, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Winter storm Jayden is slowing rail operations throughout the Upper Midwest and Northeast with the largest Class 1 railroad by track miles reporting “multiple trains” being stopped and delayed due to the...
Fatal crash in Cayce, S.C., was 1 year ago this week
(Source: The State, February 1, 2019) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year ago this week, an Amtrak passenger train slammed into a stopped engine in Cayce, leaving a set of derailed passenger cars bent into a V shape, a smashed Amtrak conductor’s car laying on its side, and a...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending January 26, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 26, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,026...
Siemens boss blasts EU over Alstom rail merger
(Source: www.phys.org, January 30, 2019) NEW YORK — Joe Kaeser, chief executive of German conglomerate Siemens, launched a rare broadside against the European Commission, complaining that "backwards-looking technocrats" threatened to block a planned rail merger with...
CN announces dividend increase, share repurchase program
(Source: Canadian National Railway press release, January 29, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of its shares under a new normal course issuer bid (Bid) and approved an 18 per cent increase in the 2019 dividend...
CN mechanics ratify four-year contract with 11% wage increase
(Source: Canadian Press, January 30, 2019) MONTREAL — The union representing Canadian National Railway mechanics, electricians and apprentices in Canada says workers have ratified a new collective agreement that will provide 11 per cent wage increases over four years....
Norfolk Southern’s Genesee Arch Bridge builds a popularity of its own
(Source: The Daily News, January 30, 2019) LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, N.Y. — By a conservative estimate, the Genesee Arch Bridge may have seen about 4,380 trains in its first year of service. Full story: The Daily News
Canada’s Parliament condemns Netflix for using rail disaster images
(Source: Associated Press, January 30, 2019) OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Parliament passed a motion Wednesday saying Netflix should compensate the people of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, for using footage of the 2013 rail disaster in the post-apocalyptic survival film “Bird...
“Midnight Rider” case: Family of Sarah Jones reaches settlement with CSX in wrongful death case
(Source: Deadline, January 30, 2019) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A confidential settlement has been reached in the wrongful death civil case against CSX Transportation brought by the family of young camera assistant Sarah Jones, who was killed on the train trestle set of...
Chicago commuter rail fights the cold with fire
(Source: UPI, January 31, 2019) CHICAGO — It's been so cold in the Midwestern United States that some have taken to fight the freezing temperatures with fire. "One particular issue caused by winter weather is snow- and ice-clogged switch points, which can bring a...
How the federal shutdown affected transit
(Source: Railway Age, January 30, 2019) NEW YORK — The shutdown of most federal government agencies is over, at least until Feb. 15. Everybody knows that it wreaked havoc on many government workers, who were either laid off for the duration, or forced to work without...
Teamsters: The struggle for workers is real
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes statistics don’t tell the whole story. That’s certainly the case with today’s economy. So-called experts point to increased jobs and decreased unemployment as...
Court: Injured rail workers can’t sue NJ Transit under FELA
(Source: North Jersey Record, January 30, 2019) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of NJ Transit and against an injured employee in a case that could leave hundreds of the agency's rail workers without legal...
CSX says it is making changes to improve worker safety; Six workers killed on CSX property in 2018
(Source: Television station WOKV, January 30, 2019) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One of Jacksonville’s largest employers said it is making changes to improve safety for workers. Six workers were killed on CSX property last year. The railroad is forming regional safety...
Sale of CSX line between Pensacola and Jacksonville has stalled
(Source: Pensacola News Journal, January 29, 2019) PENSACOLA, Fla. — The sale of CSX's 373 miles of railroad between Pensacola and Jacksonville to Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, a subsidiary of Rail USA, has stalled. Full story: Pensacola News Journal
Hudson River Amtrak tunnel a “ticking time bomb,” NJ Senator says
(Source: WNYC, January 29, 2019) NEW YORK — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy called conditions in Amtrak’s North River tunnel “alarming,” after he and members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation surveyed the 108-year-old tunnel on Monday. Full story:...
UP: Locomotive engineer sounded horn for 30 seconds before fatal school bus crash
(Source: Television station KLTV, January 30, 2019) ATHENS, Texas — The investigation continues into last week’s fatal crash involving a school bus and a train in Athens. On Tuesday, Union Pacific said that onboard data shows the train’s engineer sounded the horn for...
Drivers at Sysco Sygma in Detroit area vote to join Teamsters Local 337
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 29, 2019) DETROIT, Mich. — Drivers and helpers from Sysco’s Sygma Network in Monroe, Michigan near Detroit have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 337, the latest example of Sysco workers...
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