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Riverside Amtrak workers offered relocation package or $10,000 to exit
(Source: Press-Enterprise, December 26, 2018) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Workers at Amtrak’s Riverside reservation center are being offered a $15,000 allowance to relocate to the East Coast or a one-time payment of $10,000 as a severance payout, employees learned Wednesday....
Opinion: 35 questions for Amtrak’s Stephen Gardner
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by M.E. Singer, December 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Regrettably, Stephen Gardner’s year-end response to the many op-eds appearing this past year in Railway Age (“Amtrak A ‘Failure’? Hardly. Here’s How We See It,” Dec. 20) fails to...
Four U.S. railroads deemed revenue adequate: STB
(Source: S&P Global/Platts, December 21, 2018) HOUSTON — For the fourth straight year, four of the seven Class I railroads that operate in the US were deemed revenue adequate for 2017, with Union Pacific garnering the best return among the four for the eighth...
Sacramento suddenly becomes a train-manufacturing mecca
(Source: Sacramento Bee, December 21, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento, a longtime train-manufacturing hub, is about to become a busier builder than ever. Siemens Mobility, part of the Germany-based international manufacturing giant, announced it has scored two...
Amtrak orders 75 new locomotives from Siemens
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 26, 2018) Amtrak has awarded an $850 million contract to Siemens Mobility for 75 diesel locomotives as part of the railroad's plan to replace its aging national network fleet. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Northeast Corridor is endangered by rising sea levels
(Source: New York Public Radio, December 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Rising sea levels could overwhelm especially low-lying sections of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in the coming decades — but the financially-strapped transit company says relocating sections of rail would...
BRS President Mason to retire on New Year’s Day
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 20, 2018) The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) has announced that President Floyd Mason will retire Jan. 1. Per BRS governing documents, Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Boles will assume his duties until the union elects a...
What the government shutdown means for rail
(Source: Railway Age, December 26, 2018) NEW YORK — The effects of the partial shutdown of the federal government on the rail community appear not to be significant, at least for now. The action comes as President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress remain...
Trial set for engineer charged in 2015 crash of Amtrak train 188
(Source: Associated Press, December 20, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — An Amtrak engineer charged in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight and injured about 200 people is set to go on trial in late 2019. Full story: www.wpta21.com
FRA awards more than $46 million for PTC implementation
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $46,301,702 in grant funding for 11 projects in 10 states to assist with deploying positive train control (PTC)...
As PTC deadline nears, most railroads won’t meet all requirements
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 26, 2018) ALBANY, N.Y. — A deadline to have complex new safety systems operating on the nation's railroads is fast approaching. And while most railroads won't meet all the system's requirements, regulators apparently believe they...
Two Florida Congressmen want to block Brightline bonds
(Source: Miami Herald, December 19, 2018) MIAMI — Two Republican congressmen are pointing to a state report on passenger-rail service as they implore the U.S. Department of Transportation to put the brakes on extending a deadline to issue tax-exempt bonds needed to...
NJ Transit says work done on Atlantic City Rail Line but remains mum on reopening
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, December 19, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit said it has met year-end requirements for federally mandated safety improvements on the Atlantic City Rail line — but when the line will reopen is still up in the air. Full story: Press of...
UP to report Q4 2018 results on January 24, 2019
(Source: Union Pacific press release, December 20, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation’s fourth quarter 2018 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, January...
Metra getting $2 million from DOT for PTC
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2018) CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago commuter rail agency will get more than $2 million from the federal government to implement a computerized system that will make train travel safer for passengers and rail workers. Full story:...
PTC almost complete in Connecticut, governor says
(Source: New Haven Register, December 19, 2018) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Every train line in Connecticut will be equipped with Positive Train Control — a safety system designed to stop trains automatically before an accident occurs and prevent excessive train speed — by the...
Bragg, Jayne nominated to Railroad Retirement Board positions
(Source: White House press release, December 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On December 4, 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Johnathan Bragg of Virginia, to be a Member of...
Trump administration miscalculated benefits of ECP brakes
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2018) BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration miscalculated potential damages from train derailments when it canceled an Obama-era rule requiring the installation of more advanced brakes by railroads hauling explosive fuels,...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending December 15, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 15, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
CSX to double-stack trains through Baltimore after century-old tunnel is fixed
(Source: Freight Waves, December 18, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Corp. is reversing course with a pledge of new funding to a long-delayed tunnel improvement project in Maryland, one that will allow the rail carrier to finally move double-stack trains through the Port...
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