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AAR reports rail traffic for week ending October 27, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 31, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 27, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 562,804...
Passenger accused of strangling Amtrak crew member
(Source: Television station KTVZ, October 30, 2018) EUGENE, Ore. — A 22-year-old man riding an Amtrak train demanded to get off the train Sunday evening and reportedly put a choke hold on an employee until other passengers and crew intervened and held him in place...
Amtrak reveals next step in Chicago Union Station development
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 30, 2018) Amtrak, Union Station Redevelopment Partners and Chicago city officials on Sunday announced the next phase of improvements that will be made at Chicago Union Station. Full story: Progressive Railroading
CN acquires TransX
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2018) NEW YORK — Canada's CN has reached an agreement to acquire the TransX Group of Companies, one of the country's largest and oldest transportation companies. TransX is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Full story: Railway Age
Anger at NJ Transit overflows for second straight day as 111-year-old bridge fails again
(Source: www.nj.com, October 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — For the second night in a row, NJ Transit commuters faced a nightmarish commute, following another mechanical issue that caused delays of over an hour in and out of Penn Station. This time the culprit was the...
G&W posts ‘strong’ third-quarter 2018 results
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 30, 2018) Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today reported third-quarter net income of $69.6 million, or $1.16 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $50.2 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same quarter a year...
Amtrak thrives in Roanoke one year after return of passenger rail service
(Source: Television station WSLS, October 30, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Amtrak continues thriving in the Star City, one year after passenger rail service returned. An Amtrak spokesperson said more than 54,000 people traveled to and from Roanoke in the first year. What’s...
Iowa public sector Teamsters stick with the union
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iowa public sector Teamsters, forced to recertify their memberships each year under anti-union legislation enacted in 2017, have again overwhelmingly voted to stand...
Canadian crude by rail exports rise to new record in August 2018
(Source: Canadian Press, October 29, 2018) CALGARY — Steep oil price discounts costing Alberta producers and the provincial government millions of dollars each day in lost revenue could be eased if the industry is given a temporary royalty holiday in return for...
CSX looking to shed more than 1,100 miles of track
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, October 30, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. is making good on its pledge to trim surplus rail lines with more than 1,100 miles of track now up for grabs. In filings with the Surface Transportation Board, CSX targets 460...
NTSB cites need for safer rail tank cars in analysis of derailment at Graettinger, Iowa
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, October 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broken rail, inadequate track maintenance and inspection, and inadequate federal oversight led to the March 10, 2017, derailment of a Union Pacific Railroad ethanol...
UP’s sub-par track inspections led to fiery 2017 Graettinger derailment, NTSB says
(Source: Dickinson County News, October 30, 2018) SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — The National Transportation Safety Bureau on Tuesday released its findings about the cause of a March 2017 train derailment near Graettinger. The NTSB's summary said a broken rail caused 20 cars to...
Metra bridge project to impact service to Chicago suburbs
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, October 29, 2018) NEW YORK — Metra has announced that the start of construction of a pedestrian bridge at 41st Street will temporarily close six of its Metra Electric Line stations while work is underway. Full story: Railway Track...
Future of high-speed rail in Florida is bright
(Source: Forbes, October 26, 2018) MIAMI — Despite its impressive name Miami Central Station is much smaller than Penn Station in New York, a hub for Amtrak, the largest intercity passenger rail service in the United States. In fact, Miami Central has only two...
NTSB issues preliminary report on SEPTA passenger killed while walking between cars on moving subway train
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, October 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On September 23, 2018, about 5:35 p.m., eastern daylight time, a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) subway train operator stopped a SEPTA...
‘Crowded, uncomfortably hot’ NJ Transit train with 1,500 aboard loses power for over an hour
(Source: www.nj.com, October 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey Transit train lost power during Monday evening's rush hour, leaving 1,500 riders stranded, hot and aggravated for over an hour. Full story: www.nj.com
Sims appointed Director of NMB’s Office of Mediation Services
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, October 29, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Patricia S. Sims has been selected as the new Director of the Office of Mediation Services effective October 28,...
Boston & Maine, Pan Am Railways fined $90,000 for failure to remove old railroad ties
(Source: Mass Live, October 29, 2018) SPRINGFIELD — Pan Am Railways and Boston & Maine Corp. have been fined $90,000 for failing to remove stacks of rail ties in Greenfield, Hatfield and Buckland, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said Monday....
Railroad worker accused of tampering with evidence after 2016 train crash in Florida
(Source: The Palm Beach Post, October 30,2 018) PALM BEACH, Fla. — A railroad maintenance worker is facing charges that he manipulated evidence following a 2016 Amtrak train crash that left a Riviera Beach woman with life-altering injuries, according to a West Palm...
Union Pacific expects $500 million in financial gains from precision railroading
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, October 28,2 018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific's transition to precision scheduled railroading is starting to look familiar, analysts noted. Full story: Supply Chain Dive
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