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Opinion: No way to run a passenger railroad
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by Andrew Selden, July 6, 2018. Selden is President of the United Rail Passenger Alliance.) NEW YORK — What does a deflated balloon look like? That is becoming an apt metaphor for travel on an Amtrak interregional train. The regime...
AAR reports rail traffic for June and the week ending June 30, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 30, 2018, as well as volumes for June 2018. U.S. railroads originated...
CSX to reopen hump yard near Nashville
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 6, 2018) CSX will reopen its hump yard operation at Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tennessee, the Class I confirmed yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
US shipments of oil by rail fell in April
(Source: Reuters, June 29, 2018) NEW YORK — U.S. shipments of crude oil via rail in April fell by 27,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the previous month to 408,000 bpd, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Full story: BOE...
At $20 million, CP Rail’s Keith Creel is Calgary’s highest paid executive
(Source: Calgary Herald, June 29, 2018) CALGARY — There was a new face at the top of Canadian Pacific Railway in 2017, but the pay grade did not change. Keith Creel, president and CEO of CP Rail, took in $20.1 million in total compensation last year as the...
California revs up plan to build high-speed rail system faster by focusing on the Valley
(Source: Modesto Bee, July 2, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's beleaguered high-speed rail agency, mired in delays in property acquisition and construction in the Valley and environmental clearances elsewhere in the state, hopes to pick up the pace of its work...
How SEPTA got it right on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — Railroads across the country are struggling to install the train safety system Positive Train Control in time to meet a congressionally mandated deadline at the end of this year. One of the few that stands...
Three years after fatal Philly crash, some railroads still lag behind on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, national safety experts said the accident that killed eight and injured hundreds could have been prevented with a safety fix Congress had...
Three years after fatal Philly crash, some railroads still lag behind on PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, national safety experts said the accident that killed eight and injured hundreds could have been prevented with a safety fix Congress had...
House Democrats warn FRA against PTC exemptions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 2, 2018) House Democrats last week warned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) against issuing exemptions that allow railroads to avoid implementing positive train control (PTC). Full story: Progressive Railroading
Canada’s rail safety watchdog calls for training overhaul for remote control crews after 74-car runaway train rolls through Toronto
(Source: CBC News, June 27, 2018) TORONTO — A probe into how 74 rail cars were allowed to roll uncontrolled for five kilometres onto a busy track just north of Toronto has resulted in investigators calling for Transport Canada to overhaul training requirements for...
Three men charged with cargo theft at Buffalo rail yard
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2018) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Three men are in custody after a series of train burglaries in western New York. Full story: www.njherald.com
New lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents in CSX’s 2015 train derailment in Maryville
(Source: The Daily Times, June 30, 2018) MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A new lawsuit was filed Friday in Blount County Circuit Court on behalf of 394 residents suing over the July 2015 train derailment in Maryville. Like prior lawsuits over the derailment, it targets the owner...
Amtrak considers replacing Amfleet I equipment
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 28, 2018) Amtrak yesterday issued a request for information (RFI) for coach cars, trainsets and self-propelled units that could replace its current Amfleet I equipment. Full story: Progressive Railroading
CSX, NCDOT revive a scaled-down Carolina Connector
(Source: Railway Age, June 29, 2018) NEW YORK — A key intermodal project is being revived by CSX, albeit in a scaled-down edition. The Carolina Connector (CCX) will be built in Edgecombe County in eastern North Carolina, the state’s Department of Transportation...
Marshall, Texas, officially loses ticket agent at Amtrak station
(Source: Longview News-Journal, June 30, 2018) MARSHALL, Texas — After 15 years of service, George Cantley issued his last ticket Friday at the Marshall Amtrak station as the company officially eliminated the depot’s ticket agent/customer service representative...
Fortson assumes NMB chairmanship
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Kyle Fortson has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2018. Mr. Gerald Fauth, III and...
CP Rail electrical workers ratify three-year deal; train crews voting in July 2
(Source: Canadian Press, June 29, 2018) CALGARY — Unionized employees at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. who reached a tentative agreement before train crews launched a brief strike a month ago have ratified a new three-year agreement. Full story: The Record
Group funded by conservative billionaires launches anti-union campaign following Supreme Court ruling
(Source: Bloomberg, June 28, 2018) NEW YORK — Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that millions of public sector workers can stop paying union fees, a group tied to Republican billionaires long opposed to organized labor — and its support of the Democratic Party —...
Unions show signs of revival despite setbacks
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Their membership has been declining for decades. They’ve been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would seem that labor...
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