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NTSB says CSX, city of Biloxi are to blame for fatal 2017 bus crash
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The failures of a freight train company and a city to mitigate known safety hazards at a Biloxi, Mississippi, grade crossing is the probable cause of a fatal crash there,...
Missouri voters block right-to-work law
(Source: National Public Radio, August 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voters in Missouri have overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature that would have banned compulsory union fees — a resounding victory for...
BNSF posts revenue, income growth in Q2 2018
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 7, 2018) BNSF Railway Co. reported second-quarter net income rose 37 percent to $1.3 billion and total revenue climbed 12 percent to nearly $5.9 billion compared with the same quarter a year ago. Full story: Progressive...
APTA officials study Canada’s investment in transit infrastructure
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 6, 2018) A delegation of American Public Transportation Association (APTA) representatives visited four Canadian cities last month to learn how major investments in public transit infrastructure in those cities are structured,...
Officials weighing three options to clear Pittsburgh derailment site
(Source: CBS Pittsburgh, August 6, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — City officials say the process of clearing a train derailment near Station Square is taking a little longer than expected. Seven rail cars on a 7,600-foot-long Norfolk Southern double-stack intermodal train...
Amtrak train delayed after sinkhole opens on UP line in Texas
(Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 6, 2018) VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — A sinkhole opened up along the railroad tracks in Van Zandt County early Monday. Full story: Tyler Morning Telegraph
Senate bill would ban some rail cars, buses from China
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 6, 2018) The U.S. Senate last week agreed to a one-year ban on new procurements of mass transit rail cars or buses from China if the procurements use federal funding. Full story: Progressive Railroading
How railroads shouldered a risky oil rush
(Source: Energywire, August 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At its peak four years ago, crude-by-rail traffic topped 1.1 million barrels per day. If that all fit into a single train moving 50 mph, it would block traffic at rail crossings for nearly 30 minutes. Today,...
Why NJ Transit riders say this has been a hellish summer
(Source: www.nj.com, August 6, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Last year was dubbed the “summer of hell” for NJ Transit riders due to track work in Penn Station New York. Last year was dubbed the “summer of hell” for NJ Transit riders due to track work in Penn Station New York....
Opinion: Gov. Murphy off-track with his handling of NJ Transit
(Source: Opinion column at www.nj.com by Paul Mulshine, August 6, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — As I've noted, our governor is a great fan of cliches. Two come to mind as I ponder the spectacle of Phil Murphy vacationing at his villa in Italy as NJ Transit commuters go through...
NJ Transit set for record budget raid that governor criticized
(Source: Bloomberg, August 6, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit is set to approve the biggest raid on its capital budget in history to fund day-to-day operations even after Governor Phil Murphy said the practice causes long-term damage. Full story: Bloomberg
US, BNSF settle lawsuit over damages from Montana derailment
(Source: Associated Press, August 3, 2018) BILLINGS, Mont. — BNSF Railway has agreed to pay the U.S. government $200,000 and spend up to $750,000 on road repairs to settle claims that the company failed to pay for damages caused by a 2011 train derailment in...
BNSF out to prove oil waste is safe
(Source: nwestiowa.com, August 4, 2018) DOON, Iowa — An effort to alleviate concerns brought a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway spokesman to N’West Iowa on Thursday. Citizens of Dickinson County became worried after discovering vegetation from the June 22 crude...
High-speed rail firm scouting land for station and development around proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark site
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, August 4, 2018) TAMPA, Fla. — Brightline, the firm behind the passenger rail system between Miami and West Palm Beach, doesn’t yet know if it will win a state bid to build a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando. But the company is...
Toys for Tots tries to figure out how to make deliveries after Amtrak withdraws
(Source: CBS News, August 4, 2018) NEW YORK — Toys for Tots is getting derailed. Amtrak will no longer provide its trains for Toys for Tots, a program that delivers Christmas gifts to underprivileged children every year. Amtrak said the charitable program run by the...
Railway gridlock fix should equal better service for Metra riders
(Source: Daily Herald, August 6, 2018) CHICAGO — How will railroad bridges and new tracks in Chicago get Naperville and Lisle riders on Metra's BNSF Line to work and home faster? Full story: Daily Herald
NJ Transit to shut down Atlantic City-Philadelphia rail line in September
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit plans to shut down the Atlantic City Rail Line in September through the end of the year, and possibly longer. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
Contractors claim UP is delaying California bullet train project
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2018) LOS ANGELES — The most ambitious rail project of California’s future is increasingly dependent on the cooperation of the very railroad that shaped the state’s past — and there are signs their relationship is growing...
NS freight train derails at Pittsburgh’s Station Square, sending cars plummeting onto tracks below
(Source: CBS News, August 5, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pittsburgh on Sunday, sending train cars crashing onto light rail tracks below. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries stemming from the incident, which...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reports a $12 billion profit in Q2 2018
(Source: Associated Press, August 4, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday reported a $12 billion second-quarter profit. Warren Buffett's conglomerate reported a profit of $4.87 per Class B share. A year ago, Berkshire reported $4.3 billion in net...
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