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Health study: Diesel fumes bigger hazard than coal dust
(Source: The Daily News, September 10, 2018) LONGVIEW, Wash. — Diesel emissions from trains, boats and heavy equipment would pose a bigger risk to public health than coal dust if Millennium Bulk Terminals builds its proposed coal dock west of Longview, according to an...
House T&I committee to hold hearing on PTC
(Source: Politico, September 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Transportation railroads subcommittee is holding a hearing Thursday on positive train control with top officials from FRA, NTSB, Amtrak and more. There are 109 days between Thursday and the deadline...
US marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims
(Source: Associated Press, September 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation's biggest city....
What ‘on time’ means to Metro-North
(Source: Connecticut Post, September 10, 2018) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North defines a train as being on time if it arrives or departs within five minutes and 59 seconds of the scheduled time. So the train due in Grand Central at 8:45 a.m. is still “on time” in...
Downeaster service between Maine and Boston to be disrupted for weeks due to track work
(Source: Portland Press Herald, September 7, 2018) PORTLAND, Maine — Railroad construction in southern Maine and New Hampshire will disrupt Amtrak Downeaster passenger service starting this weekend through early October. Full story: Portland Press Herald
California high-speed rail officials update public on Burbank-to-LA. section of project
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2018) LOS ANGELES — Officials with the California High-Speed Rail Authority met with Burbank and Glendale residents this week to update them on the progress of the project’s Burbank-to-Los Angeles section. Full story: Los...
Norfolk Southern weighing a move of its headquarters to Atlanta, report says
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, September 8, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. is considering moving its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, according to Atlanta Business Chronicle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The railroad, which opened its current...
Cenovus Energy inks deal to move more crude with CN
(Source: Reuters, September 7, 2018) VANCOUVER/WINNIPEG — Cenovus Energy Inc., a major Canadian oil producer, has signed a deal to move more crude with the Canadian National Railway Co., a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Full story: Reuters
BNSF, Amtrak trains temporarily halted after possible gunshots reported at Seattle switching yard
(Source: Seattle Times, September 8, 2018) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway halted freight trains on a busy mainline Saturday evening after possible gunshots were heard by a crew boarding a train at the Airport Way South switching yard near Boeing Field in Seattle, a BNSF...
Opinion: Safer rail operations are a legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash
(Source: Orange County Register opinion column by Art Leahy, September 8, 2018. Leahy is CEO of Metrolink.) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years ago the deadliest train accident in Metrolink’s history spurred a transformation in...
Great pain, big advances came from 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, September 8, 2018) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink 111 was right on time. The commuter train pulled out of Union Station just after 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2008, carrying mostly workers and college students heading home on a Friday afternoon....
Senators want to know if CSX plans to revive Howard Street Tunnel project
(Source: Baltimore Sun, September 6, 2018) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland’s U.S. senators asked CSX Corp. Thursday if it is considering reviving the long-awaited expansion of the aging Howard Street Tunnel. Full story: Baltimore Sun
CSX overhauling intermodal; UP customers affected
(Source: Railway Age, September 6, 2018) NEW YORK — The peak season for intermodal traffic is fast approaching, and CSX in late July announced numerous changes to interline service, in particular, those affecting Union Pacific customers with eastbound shipments. The...
LIRR breaks ground on $2.6 billion third-track expansion project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 6, 2018) MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) broke ground on its $2.6 billion third-track expansion project, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. The effort includes 50 projects aimed at modernizing 9.8 miles of...
Deceased rail worker in La. identified as BMWED member
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division press release, September 6, 2018) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Yesterday, we lost a beloved brother in a tragic accident on a railroad bridge near Baldwin, La. Brother Joshua Crocram, BMWED AT&SFF Local Lodge 2409...
At an investors’ conference, NS is still getting asked about its comparison to CSX
(Source: Freight Waves, September 5, 2018) BOSTON — Even at an investors' conference sponsored by Cowen Inc. in Boston, Norfolk Southern couldn't get away from CSX. Full story: Freight Waves
NTSB publishes report on 2017 BNSF fatality near Edgemont, S.D.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, September 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report published Thursday a series of human errors led to a BNSF Railway train striking and killing two BNSF roadway...
AAR reports rail traffic for August and the week ending September 1, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 1, 2018, as well as volumes for August 2018. U.S. railroads...
CSX expects PTC to pave way for 1-person crews, autonomous operations
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 6, 2018) BOSTON — CSX Transportation will eventually seek to operate trains with one-person crews on lines under the protection of positive train control, Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro told an investor conference this week....
High-speed rail open houses coming up in Tehachapi, Bakersfield
(Source: Bakersfield New, September 5, 2018) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A pair of community meetings are coming up in the next week for the planned bullet train route from Bakersfield to Palmdale. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is hosting open houses Wednesday...
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