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California legislators call on Amtrak to stop union-busting plan in Riverside
(Source: Press-Enterprise, December 13, 2018) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A letter sent to the head of Amtrak – now signed by 39 members of California’s congressional delegation – strongly rebukes the rail service’s “union-busting” plan to close its Riverside call center and...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending December 8, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 8, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 570,225...
Japan debuts next-generation bullet train with top speed of 224 mph
(Source: Fortune, December 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Ever since the advent of high-speed trains in Japan in 1964, countries have taken pride in touting their even-higher-speed trains. The record-holder for conventional rail was often France but now China runs the fastest...
Frustrated Metra riders air complaints about delays, overcrowding
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 11, 2018) CHICAGO — BNSF will host a series of town halls to hear from riders frustrated with delays, cancellations, schedule changes, and other problems on its busy Metra passenger rail line, vice president of passenger operations...
Congressman works to save 30th Street Station’s flipping departure board
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 11, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak is reconsidering its decision to replace the electromechanical information board with a digital screen, according to U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, who telephoned railroad CEO Richard H. Anderson...
NJ Transit to decide on Bombardier order worth up to $3.6 billion
(Source: Reuters, December 11, 2018) MONTREAL/NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit’s board will decide on Wednesday whether to award the first part of an order for up to 999 cars worth as much as $3.6 billion to Canada-based Bombardier Inc., a copy of the agency’s Dec. 12...
LIRR has worst on-timer performance in 19 years
(Source: Television Station News 12, December 10, 2018) HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road's on-time performance has been dipping for the past five months and is the worst it's been in 19 years, according to the agency's statistics. Full story:...
Amtrak asks for extra limits on 108-year-old swing-span bridge
(Source: www.njbiz.com, December 11, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak is requesting the United States Coast Guard change the rules governing the operation of the 108-year-old Portal North Bridge. Amtrak is asking the Coast Guard to not allow the bridge to open during rush...
NS, UP enacting intermodal interline service changes
(Source: Railway Age, December 11, 2018) NEW YORK — On Monday Feb. 11, 2019, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific — both of which are rolling out their own versions of Precision Scheduled Railroading — will deploy jointly developed new routing protocols for domestic and...
Postponed again: Federal requirement on passenger railroad safety programs
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, December 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Railroad Administration final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program has been delayed again. Full story: Safety and...
Metro-North gets 2 year extension to install PTC
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, December 11, 2018) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Metro-North will need another two years to roll out state-of-the-art technology that puts the brakes on speeding trains, frustrating officials who’d hoped the work would be done by the end of the...
How Atlanta landed Norfolk Southern’s new HQ
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 12, 2018) ATLANTA, Ga. — The alliance between the Gold Dome and Atlanta City Hall that helped forge a publicly-financed plan to build a mini-city atop downtown’s long-neglected Gulch also laid the tracks to snag a...
Norfolk Southern’s relocation to Atlanta to be made official today
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 11, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are expected Wednesday to formally announce a completed deal to relocate the headquarters of railroad giant Norfolk Southern to Atlanta,...
Forum on BNSF delays: Rep. Lipinski, Metra CEO hear from riders
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 10, 2018) CHICAGO — Rep. Dan Lipinski is hosting a public forum Monday night so riders can ask Metra officials about delays on the BNSF line to Aurora. Full story: Chicago Tribune
NS announces 2018 Christmas and New Year’s holiday schedule
(Source: Norfolk Southern Service Alert, December 10, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — NS will not accept trains at interchange from 7:00 a.m., Monday, December 24th through 10:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 25th. NS operations will cease at 4:00 p.m., Monday, December 24 through...
New short line to operate BNSF lines in Washington state
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 10, 2018) Progressive Rail Inc. has filed a notice of exemption with the Surface Transportation Board to assume operations of about 83 miles of track owned by BNSF Railway Co. in Washington. Full story: Progressive...
Ottawa hasn’t committed to helping Alberta buy rail cars to address oil crisis
(Source: GlobalNews.ca, December 9, 2018) OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says that the federal government is willing to consider buying tanker cars to help Alberta move oil by rail but isn’t ready to commit to such a plan just yet. Full...
NJ Transit overhaul bill, 2 years in the making, advances
(Source: NorthJersey.com, December 10, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Legislation to overhaul NJ Transit advanced Monday in the state Assembly, nearly a year after lawmakers concluded months of hearings on the troubled agency. Full story: www.northjersey.com
Amtrak train strikes dump truck stalled out on tracks in W.Va., causes fuel leak
(Source: Television station WJLA, December 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday night, for the second time in just over a month, the DC to Chicago overnight train hit a truck that got stuck on the tracks. An Amtrak spokesperson said there were no injuries to the...
BNSF CEO Matt Rose: ‘Less is not better’
(Source: Railway Age, December 10, 2018) NEW YORK — Railway Age December 2018, Cover Story: BNSF Railway Co. Executive Chairman Matthew K. Rose will retire from the railroad in April of 2019, after 26 years of service. At the end of his tenure, Rose will have been...
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