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Canada to hold talks on crude transport with oil producers, rail operators
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2018) CALGARY, Alberta — Alberta will hold talks with rail operators and oil producers aimed at smoothing the path to get more crude moving by rail amid a transportation bottleneck in the Western Canadian province, Alberta’s energy minister...
Amtrak service between Philly, D.C. resuming with delays after NS derailment
(Source: Associated Press, May 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak says a regular scheduled service is resuming between Philadelphia and Washington following an earlier freight derailment in southeastern Pennsylvania. Full story: www.wtop.com
Two injured when 30 CSX train cars derail near Elkhart, Ind.
(Source: Television station WSBT, May 3, 2018) ELKHART, Ind. — Two people were injured in a train derailment near Nappanee in Elkhart County overnight. Police say the damage extends about a quarter of a mile. A CSX official says this involved about 30 loaded cars and...
Metra takes steps in preventing trespasser deaths, suicide by train
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2018) CHICAGO — More than 60 railroad industry representatives, safety advocates, law enforcement officers and others recently convened a summit in Chicago to discuss ways to reduce trespassing and death-by-train incidents. Full story:...
Hoffa: Union pension fight heats up at Capitol
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, May 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters have been vocal in their call for multiemployer pension reform for years. But now the union and its members are redoubling our...
FRA seeking input on draft advisory regarding safe operations during temporary signal suspensions
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comment on a draft advisory regarding safe railroad operation during temporary signal suspensions. The advisory, according to a notice published in the...
RRB Q&A: Comparison of benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 2, 2018) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than...
NS VP Hurlbut sells $401,898 in company stock
(Source: Macon Daily, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk SouthernVP Thomas E. Hurlbut sold 2,762 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 27. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.51, for a total transaction of $401,898.62. Following the...
CSX freight train derails in Bullitt County, some cars on fire
(Source: WLKY, May 1, 2018) BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Multiple fire departments from several counties responded to the scene of a CSX train derailment and small fire on Collins Hill Road, just north of Lebanon Junction Elementary Tuesday. Two men were on board the CSX...
Metra’s new shop will crank out more refurbished rail cars for riders
(Source: Daily Herald, May 1, 2018) CHICAGO — With an average age of 28 years, Metra's rail cars have lived through the Gulf War, the dawn of the World Wide Web and the "Seinfeld" years. Full story: Daily Herald
UP to upgrade 10 locomotives into EPA Tier 4 switchers
(Source: Railway Technology, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — North American railway franchise Union Pacific has partnered with two Californian air-management districts to upgrade ten low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives of its yard switching fleet, in a bid to reduce...
Murphy team revamps transportation spending, works to beef up NJ Transit
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 2, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After years of using mostly borrowed money to finance major transportation projects, New Jersey is getting ready to set aside a significant amount of cash to pay for the next batch of road, bridge and mass-transit...
UP negligent in Texas floods, class-action suit alleges; case could involve hundreds of millions of dollars
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, May 1, 2018) PALESTINE, Texas — Local residents who suffered property loss during the 2016 flood say they continue to incur damages. And they're blaming what they call the railroad's faulty culverts. A federal lawsuit, filed in April,...
Audit finds security lapses at Philadelphia’s Amtrak station
(Source: Associated Press, May 1, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — An audit has found a number of security vulnerabilities at Philadelphia's main train station, including that it can't be locked in the event of an emergency because staffers don't have the keys. Among the...
Genesee & Wyoming reports Q1 2018 income, revenue growth
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 1, 2018) Although Genesee & Wyoming Inc. posted a 32 percent jump in adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) in first-quarter 2018, the company's North American results were hurt in part by congestion at several connecting Class...
Amtrak celebrates 47 years, looks to the future
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 1, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Amtrak celebrates 47 years of providing passenger rail service across the nation by looking ahead, continually improving the customer experience and making Amtrak the preferred choice of the...
FRA concerned NJ Transit moving too slow on PTC
(Source: www.nj.com, April 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is in danger of missing the deadline for installing an automatic speed control system on its tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a letter expressing concern with the rail system's...
Judgment day at Canadian Pacific: Voting dates now known in TCRC contract proposal
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 1, 2018) LAVAL, QC — The Canada Industrial Relations Board will conduct the vote on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) final offer from May 14 to May 23, union officials today learned. The Teamsters Canada Rail...
Amtrak lays off Topeka ticket agent, ending on-site ticket sales
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, April 30, 2018) TOPEKA, Kan. — Amtrak employee James Woods learned late last week that he will lose his job at the Topeka station after the company announced it will close two manned ticket windows in Kansas. Full story: Topeka...
Historic New Mexico Amtrak station closing ticket window
(Source: Associated Press, April 30, 2018) SANTA FE, N.M. — A historic Amtrak station outside of Santa Fe will no longer have a ticket window to sell tickets. Full story: Seattle Times
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