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Prosecutors, defense say NTSB is withholding crucial information in Amtrak 188 case
(Source: KWY News Radio, August 22, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — The case against the engineer of the ill-fated Amtrak 188, which crashed more than three years ago, has stalled again. Both prosecutors and the defense say the National Transportation Safety Board is not handing...
Federal appeals court revives Topeka men’s claims against BNSF
(Source: Capital Journal, August 22, 2018) TOPEKA, Kan. — Two Topeka men had no idea the liquid that leaked from a rail car while they repaired track for BNSF Railway would hurt them, the pair said Wednesday. When injuries, including nose bleeds and trouble breathing,...
CEOs see pay soar while workers gain little
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 22, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers’ salaries may be stuck in limbo, but that isn’t stopping top company executives from being rewarded financially. A new report from the Economic Policy Institute...
FEC ships liquid natural gas through Miami
(Source: Miami New Times, August 22, 2018) MIAMI, Fla. — Most of Florida East Coast Railway's train tracks in Miami-Dade County pass through highly populated urban areas. If a gigantic tanker of liquid natural gas were to spill, ignite, or explode, it's fair to assume...
Canada’s crude-by-rail exports set a record: more than 200,000 barrels per day in June
(Source: Canadian Press, August 22, 2018) CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada set another record in June, rising to 204,558 barrels per day. That's up almost three per cent from 198,800 in May and 86 per cent from 109,500 in June...
CP moved more grain in past year despite extreme weather, backlog
(Source: Canadian Press, August 21, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. moved one per cent more grain over the past year than in 2016-17, despite a frigid prairie winter and higher-than-expected crop yields that helped cause a major backlog in early 2018....
BNSF debuts Logistics Center Oklahoma City
(Source: BNSF press release, August 21, 2018) MOORE, Okla. — BNSF Railway (BNSF) today premiered its newest logistics center to customers, local officials and community members at an event in Moore, Okla., near Oklahoma City. Logistics Center Oklahoma City is located...
Teamsters suspend strike activities at Coca-Cola United
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 20, 2018) MOBILE, Ala. — On Thursday, Aug. 9, employees at Coca-Cola United in Mobile walked off the job to protest the company’s behavior during contract negotiations. The 275 drivers,...
PTC could cause initial scheduling issues, lengthen trip time at Metro-North
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, August 20, 2018) NEW YORK — Don't expect the headaches caused by positive train control to subside once Metro-North is finished installing the life-saving safety system. According to other railroads further along in the...
BNSF derailment leads to evacuations in San Bernardino
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2018) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — More than a dozen tanker cars derailed in San Bernardino on Tuesday, prompting authorities to evacuate at least one nearby building. The BNSF Railway train heading to Los Angeles from Barstow...
NJ may lift residency requirement for NJ Transit workers
(Source: www.nj.com, August 16, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to waive residency requirements at NJ Transit, so the agency can hire out-of-state residents to fill jobs and to stem the time of canceled trains. Full story: www.nj.com
Short line worker dies in Dallas after being pinned under rail car wheel
(Source: Dallas Morning News, August 16, 2018) DALLAS — A railroad employee died after being pinned under a rail car's wheel early Monday in South Dallas, officials said. A spokesman for Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad Inc. said in a written statement that a...
Suicide by train is in decline, but deaths of people who trespassed on railroad tracks increased in 2017
(Source: Washington Post, August 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 300 times last year, people walked onto railroad tracks to intentionally put themselves in the path of a train — and in 266 cases they successfully committed suicide. That data, recorded by the...
Amtrak, SEPTA service resumes after junkyard fire in Frankford
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, August 20, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After a night of frustration, trains are finally on track for Amtrak and SEPTA. A junkyard fire in Frankford Sunday night suspended service, stranding many riders. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
Mechanical failure causes extensive delays at Chicago’s Union Station
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, August 20, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra trains were delayed Monday evening at Union Station due to a mechanical failure. Trains on the BNSF and SouthWest Service were moving again but delayed about 6 p.m. due to “an earlier mechanical failure that...
CP Rail reports higher western Canadian grain shipments in latest crop year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 20, 2018) During the 2017-18 crop year, Canadian Pacific moved 25.8 million metric tons of western Canadian grain and grain products, soybeans and other non-regulated principal field crops. Full story: Progressive Railroading
APTA: Commuter railroads making progress on PTC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2018) Despite facing technical and financial constraints, the commuter-rail industry is making "substantial progress" toward installing and implementing positive train control (PTC), American Public Transportation...
LIRR: Double track to be done by end of summer
(Source: CBS New York, August 21, 2018) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Expect some closures and service disruptions over the next month on the Long Island Rail Road between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, all due to an intense push to finish a key track project. For the first time...
Opinion: High-speed rail in America: Tracks to the future
(Source: Global Railway Review opinion column by Karen Philbrick, August 20, 2018. Philbrick is Executive Director the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — High-speed rail will provide Americans with another transportation...
Jennifer Homendy sworn in as NTSB board member
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jennifer Homendy was sworn in Monday as a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board during a brief ceremony at NTSB headquarters. The addition of Homendy...
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