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Amtrak offers 20 percent savings in honor of Veterans Day
(Source: Amtrak press release, November 9, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In honor of our nation’s military veterans, Amtrak is offering 20 percent off travel to veterans and active military personnel. Between Friday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 13, all veterans and...
Pennsylvania among states with most train fatalities
(Source: Reading Eagle, November 9, 2018) READING, Pa. — It's difficult to go anywhere in Reading without crossing railroad tracks, and it's tempting for pedestrians to take shortcuts by cutting across railways outside of designated crossings. Full story: Reading...
APTA: The state of rail safety and security
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, November 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transit agencies continue to wrestle with the same safety and security issues they’ve faced for years — issues that are exacerbated by the current environment we live in. At the same time, new...
Report: Brightline submits sole proposal for Orlando-Tampa rail service
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 9, 2018) Brightline is the only firm to have submitted a proposal to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for operating an Orlando-to-Tampa passenger-rail service, the Tampa Bay Times reported yesterday. Full...
The BNSF v. J.B. Hunt intermodal battle has a $100 million price tag
(Source: Freight Waves, November 9, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — That J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) were locked in a long-running dispute over splitting revenues from their intermodal business is not news. That was known. What we learned this week is the...
Class I railroad fuel surcharge revenue hits $1.2 billion in Q3 2018
(Source: S&P Global Platts, November 9, 2018) HOUSTON — Fuel surcharge revenue for the seven US Class I railroads totaled over $1.2 billion the third quarter, up 6.8% from the prior quarter with over $1.1 billion in fuel cost, data from the Surface Transportation...
Oil pucks among new ways eyed to transport Canadian crude
(Source: Reuters, November 11, 2018) CALGARY — Canada’s biggest railway company says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport. Full story: Globe...
North Dakota oil prices set to weaken further amid pipe, rail constraints
(Source: Reuters, November 12, 2018) NEW YORK/HOUSTON — Bakken crude prices are set to weaken from already low levels in coming months, with the frigid winter in North Dakota likely to disrupt rail loadings and worsen bottlenecks as production soars, traders and...
Wife of Metra worker killed in explosion files suit against rail agency
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 12, 2018) CHICAGO — The wife of a Metra track inspector who was killed Nov. 3 in an explosion in Chicago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the commuter rail agency. Sandy Zavala, of Joliet, filed a suit in Cook County on...
Columbia Falls man wins $2.1 million wrongful termination suit against BNSF
(Source: Flathead Beacon, November 10, 2018) MISSOULA, Mont. — A Columbia Falls man was awarded more than $2.1 million in federal court on Nov. 5 after a jury decided he had been wrongfully terminated by BNSF Railway following an on-the-job injury in 2015. Full story:...
Washington man arraigned on assault charges after armed confrontation with BNSF workers
(Source: www.ifiberone.com, November 8, 2018) WENATCHEE, Wash. — The Chumstick Valley man accused of firing shots to warn a railroad crew away from private property was arraigned Wednesday on four counts of second-degree assault in Chelan County Superior Court. Full...
Norfolk Southern COO Wheeler sells $138,212 in company stock
(Source: Fairfield Current, November 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 801 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 7. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.55, for a total...
Norfolk mayor: NS’s move to Atlanta may not occur quickly
(Source: Saporta Report, November 8, 2018) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s plan to secure up to $600 million in funding for a new office building from Invest Atlanta, the city’s development arm, was deferred Thursday. In addition, Norfolk’s mayor was quoted Thursday...
How leaves, icicles and an old bridge can complicate rail commutes
(Source: New York Times, November 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Every day this week, New Jersey Transit has heaped more frustration onto its customers by warning them that their morning trains could be delayed by “slippery rail” conditions. Full story: New York Times
Citing PTC costs, VRE eyes fare increase
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 8, 2018) The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is considering raising fares by 3 percent in its 2020 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2019. Full story: Progressive Railroading
BNSF, J.B. Hunt stuck in revenue dispute
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, November 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway have been in arbitration since January 2017 regarding more than $100 million in revenue that the trucking giant claims it is owed, The Wall Street Journal reports. BNSF and...
Central Pa. taxing authorities file appeal to overturn exempt status for Norfolk Southern
(Source: Fox 43, November 8, 2018) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Multiple taxing authorities in central Pennsylvania have filed a joint appeal in court to fight a February 2018 ruling that railroad intermodal yards, in this case Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS), are exempt from...
BMWED member Omar Solis killed in the line of duty
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Division (BMWED) press release, November 8, 2018) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — On November 3rd, 2018 we lost a beloved Brother in the line of duty. Brother Omar Solis was a member of BMWED ICGF Local Lodge 0469. Brother Solis will be...
9th Circuit says railroad law covered BNSF conductor, but tosses $1.2 million award
(Source: Westlaw News, November 8, 2018) NEW YORK — A divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday said railway workers are not required to show that they were fired for refusing to violate a law or regulation in order to bring retaliation claims, in a case involving...
Runaway 80-car Canadian Pacific train rolls 230 meters through Calgary
(Source: Global News, November 9, 2018) CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after 80 uncontrolled rail cars rolled a quarter kilometre along a track at one of Canadian Pacific Railway’s main marshaling yards in Canada. The incident happened...
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