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CSX announces record Q3 2018 financial results
(Source: CSX press release, October 16, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced third quarter 2018 net earnings of $894 million, or $1.05 per share, versus $459 million, or $0.51 per share in the same period last year (a 106 percent increase). CSX’s...
BNSF awarded $22.3 million California grant to pilot clean technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 12, 2018) BNSF Railway Co. and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District have been preliminarily awarded a $22.6 million grant from the California Air Resource Board to pilot emissions-reducing technologies in and...
Help sought for rail project to boost Utah’s oil production
(Source: Associated Press, October 16, 2018) SALT LAKE CITY — Promoters of a plan to build a 150-mile railroad that could possibly quintuple oil production in Utah and create 27,000 jobs are asking the state for help with the project’s $1.4 billion price tag. Full...
Sen. Schumer calls on CSX to report hazardous materials
(Source: Television station WGRZ, October 15, 2018) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer was in Buffalo Monday, calling for CSX and other rail carriers to improve how they share information about hazardous materials with emergency authorities. Full story:...
‘Maximum fine’ planned if NJ Transit misses PTC deadline
(Source: New Jersey 101.5, October 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s scramble to meet a year-end deadline to install a mandatory safety system called positive train control has drawn the attention of Congress. Full story: www.nj1015.com
BNSF to build $200 million Seattle drawbridge
(Source: Railway Age, October 15, 2018) NEW YORK — Construction of a replacement for a century-old bridge on the Everett-Seattle mainline is expected to cost BNSF about $200 million. Full story: Railway Age
Trump wants to make union pickets illegal
(Source: Ucomm Blog, October 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump's National Labor Relations Board is looking at ways to further curb unions’ ability to take action against their employer by putting more limits on picketing. Full story: www.ucommblog.com
NS continues Hurricane Michael recovery efforts
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 14, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — NS continues to manage through storm recovery efforts across the Pocahontas, Piedmont, and Georgia divisions. All mainlines have been repaired and are open for operations. The municipal power...
Union Pacific to close Nebraska Panhandle locomotive shop
(Source: Associated Press, October 12, 2018) MORRILL, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to close its locomotive repair shop in the Nebraska Panhandle's Scotts Bluff County. Full story: North Platte Telegraph
Retired BLET member Jeff Kurtz sets sights on District 83 seat in Iowa House
(Source: Tri States Public Radio, October 15, 2018) KEOKUK, Iowa — The District 83 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives is open following the announcement that State Representative Jerry Kearns (D-Keokuk) will retire at the end of the current term. Jeff Kurtz...
Canadian Pacific announces 2018 Holiday Train tour
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, October 11, 2018) CALGARY — The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will soon set out once again to entertain hundreds of thousands of people, celebrating 20 years of collecting food and raising funds for food banks...
Phil Murphy set to defend Chris Christie’s NJ Transit hiring practices in court
(Source: www.northjersey.com, October 12, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Murphy administration is set to defend the very hiring practices at NJ Transit it faulted in its recently released audit of the agency, according to court documents. Full story:...
California’s BART fined $650,000 for 2 worker deaths
(Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO — Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area's transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a union...
Many railroads seek PTC deadline extension to gain two more years for implementation, interoperability
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 12, 2018) The end of 2018 will mark a milestone in freight and commuter railroads’ ongoing efforts to implement positive train control (PTC). Come Dec. 31 — the federal due date — the 41 railroads that are mandated to adopt...
Metra proposes 2019 budget, warns of railroad’s ‘deterioration’
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 11, 2018) Metra's 2019 budget proposals came with a stark warning about the railroad's continued deterioration and budget shortfalls. Full story: Progressive Railroading
DOT provides more than $63 billion to major transportation infrastructure investments across America in 2018
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, October 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi-modal discretionary and...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending October 6, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 6, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,238...
RRB Q&A: The importance of a current connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 27, 2018) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a "current connection with the railroad industry" is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities, and is one of the factors...
BNSF statement on interim award in BNSF/J.B. Hunt arbitration
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, October 10, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — In January 2017, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (JBHT) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) commenced an arbitration on matters relating to their joint service product. On Friday October 5, 2018, BNSF...
Texas bullet train names European operating and construction partners
(Source: Dallas Morning News, October 11, 2018) DALLAS — A Spanish rail operator and an Italian engineering contractor are the latest to join forces with Texas Central Partners in the plan to build a bullet train between Dallas and Houston. Full story: Dallas News
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