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CN moved 50 percent more crude in Q3 to date, CFO says
(Source: Reuters, September 12, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. has moved 50 percent more crude oil by rail during the third quarter to date, compared with the same period a year earlier, and the company sees further growth, CN’s chief financial officer...
Railroads have spent a lot of money the last 10 years, and customers have barely benefitted
(Source: Freight Waves, September 12, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After spending plenty of money on investment in the last 10-plus years, the nation's class 1 railroads are basically standing still. Full story: Freight Waves
AFL-CIO TTD: Building pro-worker momentum
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD) press release, September 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Executive Committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), gathered today to set an aggressive agenda focused on creating and sustaining...
Metrolink unveils safety exhibit on 10th anniversary of Chatsworth crash
(Source: USC Annenberg Media, September 12, 2018) CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Metrolink highlighted its commitment to safety Wednesday by unveiling an exhibit that memorializes the 10 Anniversary of the Chatsworth train collision that killed 25 people and injured a hundred...
Service honors victims of 2008 Metrolink crash
(Source: Ventura County Star, September 12, 2018) CAMARILLO, Calif. — On the 10th anniversary of the deadly Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth, the 25 people who were killed, including 21 from Ventura County, were remembered Wednesday at a memorial event not far from...
CSX train derails in New River Gorge
(Source: West Virginia Public Radio, September 12, 2018) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A train derailment this past weekend in the New River Gorge may have dropped coal into a tributary of the New River, according to an email released by the National Park Service Wednesday....
After expensive quarter of train accidents, CSX safety concerns return
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, September 12, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. boasts many impressive metrics: Last quarter, its operating ratio, a key measure of efficiency, broke a company record and ranked the best among North American railroads. Its...
UP, Amtrak unable to run normal schedule due to California wildfires
(Source: Television station KTVL, September 11, 2018) SISKIYOU-SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The rails are back open for now, but only to freight trains, not passenger trains, and everyday is a new day on the Delta Fire that continues to threaten tracks. Full story:...
FRA announces $46.3 million in PTC grant funding
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced today Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for at least $46 million for Positive Train...
Ceremonies planned to mark 10th anniversary of Chatsworth crash
(Source: My News LA, September 12, 2018) LOS ANGELES — A pair of memorial ceremonies will be held Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth that killed 25 people, injured more than 100 others and led to a national push for the...
Scary incident on NJ Transit serves as alarming reminder of nation’s infrastructure woes
(Source: Washington Post, September 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A scary incident on NJ Transit over the weekend came like a dagger from the sky to remind Americans that their transportation infrastructure, particularly for aging trains and subways, is in poor shape....
Crude by rail exports surge in Canada as pipeline restraints squeeze oil industry
(Source: CBC News, September 11, 2018) CALGARY — With the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project stalled, and overall Canadian pipeline capacity limited, the pressure to ship crude oil out of Alberta continues to grow. The amount of oil shipped by rail has been...
Illinois DOT slows down Amtrak Hiawatha over community concerns
(Source: Pioneer Press, September 10, 2018) CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Sept. 7 that it will not allow a federal decision on the proposed Amtrak Hiawatha project to move forward until community concerns “have been adequately...
Montana Rail Link president to retire at end of 2018
(Source: Sidney Herald, September 10, 2018) SIDNEY, Mont. — On Monday, the Missoula-based Montana Rail Link (MRL) announced that president Tom Walsh will retire at the end of the year. He’ll be replaced by Stacy Posey, who joined MRL in 2016 as vice president of...
NAFTA consensus needed on labor, dairy, dispute settlement issues
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to outstanding issues that...
Central Oklahoma college football player loses foot in train accident
(Source: Associated Press, September 10, 2018) OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials say a University of Central Oklahoma football player lost his foot when he was run over by a train over the weekend. Oklahoma City police said Derek Loccident, 20, was trying to crawl under a...
Norfolk Southern prepares for Hurricane Florence
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, September 10, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Tropical Storm Florence is currently moving through the Atlantic Ocean and according to the National Hurricane Center, Florence is forecast to be a dangerous major hurricane impacting the...
Hurricane Florence prompts Amtrak to cancel trains in the Carolinas
(Source: Charlotte Observer, September 10, 2018) RALEIGH, N.C. — Amtrak has canceled train service in North Carolina starting the middle of this week in anticipation of Hurricane Florence’s arrival in the state. Full story: Charlotte Observer
U.S. crude by rail makes a comeback
(Source: S&P Global Platts, September 10, 2018) NEW YORK — Crude by rail is making a comeback as North American crude production outpaces takeaway pipeline capacity in the Permian and lower rail costs make Bakken margins attractive to both US Atlantic Coast and US...
Metal pole punctures NJ Transit train
(Source: www.nj.com, September 10, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Where did the metal pole come from that punched through an NJ Transit train traveling through the century plus old Hudson River rail tunnels to New York on Friday night? So far, Amtrak or NJ Transit officials...
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