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Residents of North Carolina town sue CSX for Hurricane Florence flooding
(Source: Television station WMBF, September 24, 2018) LUMBERTON, N.C. — Several Lumberton residents filed a class action complaint in federal court Monday against CSX Transportation, alleging the freight company was responsible for a gap in the city levees that...
Indiana Supreme Court sides with Norfolk Southern in blocked crossings case
(Source: Television station WANE, September 24, 2018) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of Norfolk Southern in a dispute over whether the railroad could be fined for blocking rail crossings for more than 10 minutes. Full story:...
STB: Class Is posted slight increase in August employment
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 24, 2018) As of mid-August, Class Is in the United States employed 148,136 workers, up 0.48 percent since mid-July's employment figure and up 0.55 percent compared with mid-August 2017, according to the Surface...
Trump officials roll back Obama-era ECP brake rule
(Source: The Hill, September 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology. The Department of Transportation's Pipelines and Hazardous...
Additional Twin Cities-Chicago passenger rail service viable, study finds
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, September 23, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Adding a second daily passenger train between St. Paul’s Union Depot and downtown Chicago, a proposal that has been bandied about for many years, would likely cost from $137 million to...
CN agrees to pay firefighting bill
(Source: Winnipeg Free Press, September 24, 2018) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Four months after a Canadian National Railway train was suspected of sparking a series of brush fires as it snaked its way through Winnipeg, throwing an overworked fire department into a frenzy, CN...
Will Amtrak kill the California Zephyr route through Utah?
(Source: Sun Advocate, September 21, 2018) PRICE, Utah — The Utah Rail Passengers Association (URPA) is warning local mayors that Amtrak rail service through Carbon County may come to an end. Full story: Sun Advocate
Authorities say no one hurt as UP train derails into NW Iowa river
(Source: Des Moines Register, September 23, 2018) DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities responded to another train derailment in a small northwest Iowa town Sunday morning after a week of heavy rains. Union Pacific officials estimate 37 of the train’s 95 cars derailed, with...
Public urged to #STOPTrackTragedies during first North American Rail Safety Week
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C./OTTAWA — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. and Operation Lifesaver Canada are joining forces to launch a new rail safety public awareness campaign to mark the first joint observance of Rail...
Pair hurt as out of control driverless freight train derails in Tasmania
(Source: Australian Associated Press, September 21, 2018) Authorities purposely derailed a driverless runaway train as it neared the heart of Devonport, sending debris flying that injured two people. The train was loaded with tonnes of cement and travelling at about...
Lawmakers wary of KCS safety, inspection waiver request
(Source: Transportation Today, September 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of lawmakers sent correspondence this week to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in opposition to the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) petition seeking a federal safety and inspection...
STB wants regular updates from UP as it phases in scheduled railroading
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 21, 2018) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked Union Pacific Railroad senior management to hold weekly phone calls with the board's Rail Customer and Public Assistance Office as the Class I implements its new...
25th anniversary of deadly Amtrak Sunset Limited tragedy
(Source: Television station WALA, September 22, 2018) MOBILE, Ala. — It remains the deadliest accident in Amtrak history. A tugboat pushing a barge rams into the Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge, forcing a train off the tracks and into the water. Forty-seven people...
CP Rail declares dividend
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 17, 2018) CALGARY — The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The dividend is payable on October 29,...
CP Rail to report Q3 2018 earnings on October 18
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 14, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific will release its third-quarter financial and operating results at 4:01 p.m. eastern time (2:01 p.m. mountain time) on October 18, 2018. CP will discuss its results with the...
BNSF says Kansas can’t regulate how long trains block crossings
(Source: Wichita Eagle, September 21, 2018) WICHITA, Kan. — The BNSF Railroad is challenging a Kansas law limiting how long trains can block intersections and a lawyer for the state says if the railroad wins, the answer could be forever. Full story: www.kansas.com
UP CEO says precision railroading changes will cut delays for Metra commuters
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 20, 2018) CHICAGO — The head of Union Pacific said Thursday that the freight railroad’s plan for operational changes, starting in the Midwest in October, should help reduce freight congestion and benefit both Metra users and...
CSX fought a North Carolina city’s desperate attempt to prevent devastating flooding
(Source: Huffington Post, September 20, 2018) LUMBERTON, N.C. — As Hurricane Florence took aim at the North Carolina coast and threatened to dump extreme amounts of rain across the state, this small city along the Lumber River came up with a desperate plan to prevent...
Amtrak prepares for increased Thanksgiving travel
(Source: Amtrak press release, September 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year, Amtrak is preparing to accommodate the surge of holiday travelers with extra trains and capacity on several routes. Tickets sell out quickly,...
NJ Transit cancels dozens of trains to help meet PTC deadline, warns of more crowding
(Source: Bloomberg, September 20, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used Northeast Corridor line, promising even more crowded commutes into New York City. The cuts will accommodate the installation of...
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