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$50.5 million inland port opens in South Carolina
(Source: Post and Courier, April 16, 2018) CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a part of South Carolina that once relied on video poker as a major economic draw, fortunes are starting to change. The State Ports Authority on Monday will officially open its inland port in Dillon,...
Trade war would hurt grain rail shipments, AAR says
(Source: Railway Age, April 13, 2018) NEW YORK — The industry group representing Class I railroads wants policy makers to take a broader look at the potential deleterious effects tariffs could have on U.S. grain exports. Full story: Railway Age
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending April 7, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 7, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 524,905...
CP Rail sees ‘significant gap’ in talks with TCRC as strike deadline nears
(Source: Bloomberg, April 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said a new labor agreement with thousands of train conductors and other workers remains elusive, less than a week before the deadline for the start of a strike that could cripple its...
Runaway train carrying 1,000 passengers rolls for miles in India
(Source: CNN, April 9, 2018) NEW DELHI, India. — A disaster was narrowly averted in eastern India after a runaway train carrying up to 1,000 passengers rolled with speed for several miles before being brought to an emergency stop by railway staff. The train was...
Actor charged with phoning in fake bomb threat on Amtrak in N.J.
(Source: Asbury Park Press, April 10, 2018) NEW YORK — Actor T.J. Miller, best known for his role as the irrepressible software designer Erlich Bachman in the HBO comedy series “Silicon Valley,” was charged with phoning in a fake bomb threat while aboard an Amtrak...
Summer repair work will divert Amtrak trains from Penn Station to Grand Central Terminal
(Source: New York Daily News, April 10, 2018) NEW YORK — Amtrak said it’ll be doing repair work this summer, though LIRR and NJ Transit trains are anticipating no major changes to service, unlike the rush-hour emergency repairs at Penn Station during last year’s...
NJ Transit seeking to ease overcrowding with rail car trade
(Source: Associated Press, April 10, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Some New Jersey Transit rail commuters will soon find themselves riding on another state's rail cars as the embattled agency seeks to alleviate overcrowding on its 12 lines. Full story: www.thedailystar.com
KCS responds to STB’s service concerns
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 10, 2018) Kansas City Southern President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Ottensmeyer has responded to the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) request for information about Class Is' service outlooks for 2018. Full story:...
NS tells STB that restoring service levels is a top priority
(Source: Railway Age, April 10, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on April 2 responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlooks. Full story: Railway Age
House passes two rail data security bills
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, April 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House overwhelmingly passed two bipartisan railroad data and information security bills: H.R. 4921, the “STB Information and Security Act,” and H.R. 4925, the “FRA Safety Data...
FRA increasing field strength
(Source: Railway Age, April 6, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration, with a new leader in place and a confirmed budget, is seeking to fill nearly 100 key vacancies across the U.S. “to further strengthen and improve the organization’s ability to carry...
NTSB cites fatigue for 2015 railroad fatality in New Mexico
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, April 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday a fatigued train conductor’s failure to properly line a switch is the probable cause for the April 28, 2015...
Sen. Manchin reaches out to Amtrak on private car issue
(Source: Register-Herald, April 7, 2018) BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin sent a letter urging Amtrak’s CEO to provide more information on how organizations can appeal a new policy under which Amtrak will no longer accept private cars and charter trains on...
Missouri DOT to offer discounts as Amtrak ridership remains flat
(Source: News Tribune, April 9, 2018) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Recent numbers show Amtrak ridership in and out of Jefferson City has remained relatively flat, and Missouri Department of Transportation officials recently announced discounts aimed at attracting riders....
New Brunswick short line pleads not guilty to safety violations in oil transport
(Source: Canadian Press, April 6, 2018) SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A railway owned by New Brunswick's Irving family has pleaded not guilty to 24 charges alleging the company violated safety standards in the way it transported oil. Full story: www.bnn.ca
Amtrak grades host railroads for delays to passenger service
(Source: The Columbian, April 6, 2018) VANCOUVER, Wash. — In terms of causing fewer train delays, Amtrak’s host railroads in the Pacific Northwest performed pretty well last year, especially compared with other companies around the United States and Canada. Full...
Union Pacific CFO sells $3.4 million in company stock
(Source: Stock News Times, April 6, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. CFO Robert M. Knight, Jr. sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 20. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.39, for a total...
CSX to purchase collision avoidance system
(Source: Transport Topics, April 6, 2018) ARLINGTON, Va. — Freight rail company CSX Corp. is ordering the Protran Technology Collision Avoidance System to be installed on several hundred of its railway track maintenance machines, and eventually onto its entire fleet....
Metra safety plan proposes fewer morning BNSF express trains from Hinsdale to Chicago
(Source: Pioneer Press, April 6, 2018) CHICAGO — Proposed schedule changes on the Metra BNSF line will drop the number of morning trains that run express from downtown Hinsdale to Chicago from four to two, and the total number of trains from eight to seven between...
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