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Thousands line tracks to watch Bush funeral train
(Source: Houston Chronicle, December 6, 2018) HOUSTON, Texas — In Stetsons and waistcoats, Astros gear and flag-print hoodies, thousands of Texans lined up along the sides of small-town train tracks Thursday to mourn their former president, the home-grown politician...
Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 9, 2018) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how the acceptance of a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad...
CP and grain: New high efficiency train, new monthly volume mark
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2018) Canadian Pacific yesterday unveiled its first 8,500-foot high efficiency product (HEP) grain train at G3 Canada Ltd.’s Pasqua elevator near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Houston-Dallas bullet train moving along
(Source: The Leader News, December 5, 2018) HOUSTON, Texas — With the high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston serving as the first non-government project of its type in the U.S., Texas Central said the company is constantly searching for best-in-class partners. It...
Alberta’s oil cuts could hit light oil producers, rail shipments
(Source: Reuters, December 5, 2018) VANCOUVER — Alberta’s decision to mandate output cuts to reduce a supply glut will have negative effects on North American producers of lighter oil used for blending and U.S. refiners importing crude via rail, even as several major...
Governor promises things will be much better at NJ Transit in 2019
(Source: NJ Spotlight, December 6, 2018) MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy and top state transportation officials are promising to make next year a better one for New Jersey Transit customers after struggling through a difficult first year running one of the nation’s...
CN makes an offer to buy largest shipping terminal in Eastern Canada
(Source: Financial Post, December 6, 2018) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. has put in a preliminary offer to buy the largest shipping terminal in Eastern Canada, in a bid to capture some of New York’s container business. Full story: Financial Post
CN employee killed in Edmundston accident identified
(Source: CBC News, December 5, 2018) OTTAWA — The 33-year-old CN employee who died in a workplace accident at an Edmundston rail yard Tuesday has been identified as Pierre-Luc "Sune" Levesque. According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the father of two...
BMWED remembers Brother who was killed in the line of duty
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division press release, December 5, 2018) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — We have tragically lost another Brother to a terrible workplace accident. Brother John Eric Youmans, 34, of Early Branch, S.C., was hit and killed by a...
Presidential funeral train will be first in nearly 50 years
(Source: Associated Press, December 5, 2018) AUSTIN, Texas — The locomotive was painted to resemble Air Force One, but George H.W. Bush joked that if it had been around during his presidency, he may have preferred to ride the rails rather than take to the skies. On...
Rider dragged to death by LIRR train was extremely drunk, NTSB determines
(Source: NBC New York, December 4, 2018) NEW YORK — The death of a 65-year-old man who was dragged by a Long Island Rail Road train when he stepped off it onto the platform after a trip to the New York International Auto Show in April was likely caused by his actions,...
First statewide rail conference held in Minnesota
(Source: Television station KARE 11, December 5, 2018) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, Minnesota is hosting its first statewide rail conference. The spotlight is on the freight rail, but there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a Minneapolis-Eden Prairie light rail just last...
Perth Amboy terminal could become hub for crude exports
(Source: NorthJersey.com, November 30, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — For several years, millions of gallons of crude oil a week have traveled New Jersey's rail network on their way to Northeast refineries. Full story: www.northjersey.com
Opinion: Recollections of riding the rails with President Bush
(Source: Herald-Dispatch column by Bob Withers, December 5, 2018) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Imagine my euphoria at 10:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 1992, before we had moved a single coach-length out of the old Mount Street Yard in Columbus, Ohio. “I can now say I have...
Cuomo to Trump: Take Amtrak off Gateway
(Source: Railway Age, November 29, 2018) NEW YORK — The Gateway Project to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York has been mired in political controversy for years, going back to its first iteration, the ARC (Access to the...
Falling behind on PTC, Caltrain and other railroads request extensions
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, December 5, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A new system designed to make train travel safer after a string of crashes is being delayed again as railroads across the country — including the Bay Area’s Caltrain — ask for extensions of up...
PATH completes PTC installation
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, December 4, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH train officials say that the work has been complete on the rail line’s positive train control safety system. The Federal Railroad Administration certified the work Tuesday, making PATH one of the first...
CSX accused of violating employees’ medical leave rights
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, December 4, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Separate suits filed on the same day again accuse the railroad of violating federal protections for employees with medical needs. Full story: Jacksonville Business Journal
Metro-North worker dies month after violent car explosion in train yard
(Source: The Journal News, December 4, 2018) NEW YORK — A Metro-North employee who was injured when a car exploded in a train yard parking lot in October has died, according to the Metro-North. Full story: www.lohud.com
Fatal accident at CN Rail in Edmundston, N.B.
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, December 4, 2018) EDMUNDSTON, N.B. — A Canadian National (CN) worker died following a workplace accident this morning in Edmundston, New Brunswick. The victim was a 33-year-old father of two and a member of the...
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