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VRE hosts TSA security training
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 18, 2018) The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) yesterday hosted the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a canine training at the Broad Run train yard in Prince William County, Virginia. Full story: Progressive...
Railroads would save $17 million with construction equipment exemption
(Source: Transport Topics, July 18, 2018) ARLINGTON, Va. — Several types of railroad construction and maintenance equipment would be exempted from OSHA’s construction crane rule if details of a proposal released July 18 take effect. Full story: Transport Topics
FRA issues funding opportunity with $228 million for capital projects
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure...
Metra still working out BNSF problems weeks into schedule change
(Source: Chicago Tribune, July 18, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra is struggling with overcrowding and air conditioning breakdowns on the BNSF Railway, more than a month after major schedule changes to the commuter railroad’s busiest line. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Opinion: Unions aren’t a thing of the past; unions are our future
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Monika Roberts, July 17, 2018. Roberts is a member of SEIU Local 500 and a soon-to-be retired administrative secretary for Montgomery County Public Schools.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — I have an embarrassing confession to make: I...
Feds scrap pro-union persuader rule
(Source: Courthouse News Service, July 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday rolled back the Obama-era, pro-union persuader rule that forced employers to disclose the identities of anti-union consultants. The agency cited attorney-client...
Minnesota judge fines BNSF $4.6 million for misconduct during injury lawsuit
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 18, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. has been smacked with a $4.6 million misconduct penalty by a Minnesota judge for destroying evidence — and it’s not the first time. Full story:...
CP Rail reports Q2 2018 revenue growth of 7 percent
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, July 18, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced second quarter revenues of $1.75 billion, an increase of 7 percent from last year, and reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.04, or...
NS plans service outage due to PTC upgrades
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, July 17, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will be performing infrastructure improvements to support Positive Train Control (PTC) in Chattanooga, Tenn., which will require a 36 hour mainline track outage beginning on...
Southern California Teamsters ratify new Miller beer contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a 172-9 ‘Yes’ vote, workers at the Miller Brewery in Irwindale, California ratified their newest Teamsters contract. “Our members are pleased,” said Phil Cooper,...
Three reasons why another Lac-Megantic type of oil train disaster could happen again
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 11, 2018) NEW YORK — In the five years since the oil train disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, claimed 47 lives, the world has learned much about the risks that hauling oil by rail poses. One of the clearest lessons is how little has been done...
New York City announces $100 million plan to modernize freight infrastructure
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 17, 2018) On July 16, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined federal, state and local officials to unveil Freight NYC, a $100 million plan designed to overhaul the city's aging freight distribution systems through strategic...
NJ Transit allocates additional $24 million to meet PTC deadline
(Source: www.nj.com, July 17, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit officials approved spending another $24 million to get a federally mandated train safety system installed by a Dec. 31 deadline. Full story: www.nj.com
First ACS-64 rolling on SEPTA; BLET involved in cab design
(Source: Railway Age, July 17, 2018) NEW YORK — No. 901, the first of 15 Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives delivered to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), made its inaugural run in revenue service on July 11. The engineer’s cab and amenities...
CSX Q2 2018 profit tops Wall St. estimates
(Source: Reuters, July 17, 2018) NEW YORK — CSX's second-quarter net income jumped 72 percent to $877 million, or $1.01 per share, surpassing analysts’ average forecast of 87 cents per share. Operating ratio, which measures operating expenses as a percentage of...
CSX announces Q2 2018 financial results
(Source: CSX press release, July 17, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced second quarter 2018 net earnings of $877 million, or $1.01 per share, versus $510 million, or $0.55 per share in the same period last year. CSX’s operating ratio set an...
RRB Q&A: Railroad Retirement age reductions
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 31, 2018) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement benefits are subject to reduction if an employee with less than 30 years of service retires before attaining full retirement age. While employees with less than 30 years of...
Acid-tripping neo-Nazi from Missouri pleads guilty to disabling Amtrak train
(Source: Kansas City Star, July 13, 2018) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri neo-Nazi armed with a gun who disabled an Amtrak train traveling through southwest Nebraska last year pleaded guilty Thursday to a terrorism charge and could spend the rest of his life in prison....
BNSF: Less oil spilled in Doon derailment than previously thought
(Source: Associated Press, July 11, 2018) DOON, Iowa — BNSF Railway says less oil spilled from derailed tanker cars in northwest Iowa last month than originally believed. Full story: www.kcrg.com
Drugs found amid train derailment wreckage in Marana, Ariz.
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2018) MARANA, Ariz. — A train derailment on the outskirts of Tucson is being investigated by authorities after drugs were found in the wreckage. Full story: www.usnews.com
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