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Elon Musk’s Boring Company will build high-speed train to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
(Source: National Public Radio, June 14, 2018) CHICAGO — Chicago has selected Elon Musk's Boring Company to build and operate an "express service to transport people to O'Hare Airport from downtown in 12 minutes on electric vehicles in underground tunnels," Mayor Rahm...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending June 9, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 9, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 561,061...
Teamsters join legal challenge to presidential executive orders that impair union and employee rights
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joined with 12 other labor unions in bringing a lawsuit to stop the implementation of three executive orders issued by...
Metra responds to surge in fraudulent ticket purchases
(Source: Associated Press, June 13, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra says it will no longer sell Monthly Passes and 10-Ride Tickets from certain vending machines after seeing a spike in purchases made with stolen credit cards. Full story: Miami Herald
With CTrail ready to roll, travelers ponder if they’ll use Springfield-Hartford-New Haven train line
(Source: www.masslive.com, June 13, 2018) SPRINGFIELD — People passing through Union Station earlier this week had plans to travel, whether on a PVTA bus across town or a series of Amtrak trains across the country to Washington state. But few had ever heard of, and...
Metra official: “We dropped the ball” on BNSF Line, and fixes could take weeks
(Source: Daily Herald, June 13, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra's rollout of a new BNSF Line schedule let down riders, one Metra director said Wednesday as complaints about crammed BNSF Line trains surged and administrators acknowledged it could take several weeks to get all...
NJ is putting up $600 million to replace decrepit bridge
(Source: www.nj.com, June 13, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey is sending the money train to the rescue of rail riders who repeatedly get stranded when a 108-year-old swing bridge gets stuck on the busy Northeast Corridor Line. Full story: www.nj.com
PTC installation delaying PATH trains
(Source: www.northjersey.com, June 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Positive train control installation is causing delays on PATH while there is a late train on the North Jersey Coast Line. Full story: www.northjersey.com
Man dead after incident at CSX rail yard in West Englewood
(Source: NBC Chicago, June 13, 2018) CHICAGO — A worker died after being found bleeding at a rail yard on Chicago’s Southwest Side Wednesday, authorities said. According to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford, first responders were called to the scene...
Transportation industry asks OSHA for whistleblower improvements
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Raising awareness of OSHA’s whistleblower rules would improve the agency’s enforcement of laws banning retaliation against employees in the rail and trucking industries, business and worker representatives...
BRS signalmen on CP’s Soo Line ratify six-year pact
(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen press release, June 13, 2018) FORT ROYAL, Va. — Signalmen employed by the Canadian Pacific - SOO Line Railroad Company (CP/SOO Line) have ratified a new six-year contract. The new Agreement settles all issues arising from the...
BNSF files request for PTC extension due to interoperability delays with other railroads
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, June 13, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced in December 2017 that it had fully installed and was operating under Positive Train Control (PTC) on all mandated subdivisions in advance of the December 31,...
One of the world’s largest steam locomotives is about to make a triumphant return
(Source: Atlas Obscura, June 12, 2018) NEW YORK — Seventy years after the first Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, the steep Rocky Mountains of Wyoming and Utah were still giving the Union Pacific Railroad trouble. Full story: Atlas Obscura
Amtrak Raleigh station finally opening
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2018) NEW YORK — North Carolina’s capitol will open a new train station later this month, as the city becomes the second-busiest Amtrak stop in the state. Full story: Railway Age
New Corpus Christi terminal will help ship diesel to Mexico
(Source: Caller Times, June 12, 2018) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new refined products terminal in Corpus Christi will play a key role in delivering goods to Mexico after coming online. Full story: Caller Times
Metra apologizes for crammed trains on BNSF line after changes
(Source: Daily Herald, June 12, 2018) CHICAGO — Two days into its revised schedules on the BNSF Line, Metra is asking passengers to be patient about crammed trains. Full story: Daily Herald
Amtrak marks PTC progress on BNSF lines
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak, working with BNSF, will the week of June 11 implement Positive Train Control (PTC) on BNSF-owned subdivisions that host the Southwest Chief and California Zephyr, marking the first activation on...
CSX settles EEOC suit over physical fitness tests for $3.2 million
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation Inc. and the U.S. government asked a federal judge to approve an agreement settling sex bias allegations for $3.2 million and other relief. The government alleged that CSX’s physical...
Norfolk Southern hiring at Harrisburg-area yards
(Source: Television station ABC 27, June 13, 2018) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The company is looking to fill positions at its rail yards in Enola, Swatara Township and Rutherford. Full story and video: www.abc27.com
Retired BLE President Dubroski wins public service award
(Source: TAP into Clark, June 12, 2018) TRENTON, N.J. — On June 2, 2018, the State of New Jersey held the Jefferson Awards Ceremony for Public Service at the Trenton War Memorial. Retired BLE International President Ed Dubroski, a resident of Clark, N.J., was the...
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