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GE on track to end Erie locomotive production in 2018
(Source: GoErie.com, April 9, 2018) ERIE, Pa. — Unfortunately for the company’s union workforce in Erie — 1,600 of whom were sent walking in 2016 — the jobs aren’t in Erie, but at the GE plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Full story: www.goerie.com
How are the beleaguered railroads doing? Here’s a graphic overview
(Source: Freight Waves, April 8, 2018) NEW YORK — With rail service issues very much on the minds of the entire supply chain, it's good to take a look at the current performance of the class 1 railroads in the U.S., and see whether there has been any improvement in...
CSX’s Harrison was among highest paid CEOs in 2017
(Source: News4jax.com, April 9, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former CSX executive Hunter Harrison was among the highest paid CEOs in 2017, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. CSX Corp. disclosed that the compensation package for Harrison, who died in...
CP Rail engineers and conductors authorize strike
(Source: Reuters, April 6, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday voted to authorize a strike action that could have the 3,000 workers walk off the job as early as April 21, Teamsters Canada said in a statement. Full...
GE’s Fort Worth locomotive factory looking at a busy summer
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 5, 2018) DALLAS — On a recent weekday morning at a factory near the Texas Motor Speedway, a team of five workers carefully maneuvered a massive engine enclosure into place with an overhead crane, slowly lowering it onto a recently...
Norfolk Southern responds to STB on service issues
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2018) Norfolk Southern Railway's service "is not where we or our customers need it to be," the Class I's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Squires acknowledged in a letter to the Surface Transportation...
Connecticut DOT blaming Amtrak for decision to lease old rail cars for Hartford Line
(Source: Hartford Courant, April 6, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut officials are blaming their decision to lease aged rail cars from Massachusetts for the new Hartford Line commuter service on Amtrak’s failure to complete electrification of the Shore Line East...
China company doubles CSX factory plan for N.C. site
(Source: Railway Age, April 5, 2018) NEW YORK — A China company expects the largest industrial development along the CSX main in rural North Carolina to be nearly twice as big as first anticipated. Full story: Railway Age
Norfolk Southern blames its crew for Kentucky train crash. And sues them.
(Source: Lexington Herald-Leader, April 5, 2018) LEXINGTON, Ky. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. filed suit against two crew members whom it says were negligent and failed to prevent a March 18 train crash and derailment in Georgetown. Full story: Lexington...
AAR reports rail traffic for March 2018 and week ending March 31
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 31, 2018, as well as volumes for March 2018. U.S. railroads originated...
Port of LA plans container staging hub
(Source: Railway Age, April 3, 2018) NEW YORK — Amid rising intermodal traffic, the Port of Los Angeles plans a $130-million public-private partnership to develop a new container staging facility. Full story: Railway Age
In Alabama, decisions loom on state’s role in Amtrak’s return to Gulf Coast
(Source: www.al.com, April 4, 2018) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — To bring Amtrak back to Mobile, state officials will have to dedicate $3.5 million over the course of four years to match federal grants aimed at improving an existing rail line. Full story: www.al.com
Utah counties eye railroad to Colorado as conduit for oil
(Source: The Daily Sentinel, April 5, 2018) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A coalition of eastern Utah counties is looking to northwest Colorado as a possible route for a railroad that could provide locally produced oil access to distant markets. Full story: The Daily...
UP to STB: “Stabilize service, reverse downward trend”
(Source: Railway Age, April 4, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific has responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlook. Full story: Railway Age
10 million pounds of human waste stuck in an Alabama rail yard
(Source: CNN, April 3, 2018) ATLANTA — Right now, dozens of train cars carrying 10 million pounds of poop are stranded in a rural Alabama rail yard. Technically it's biowaste, but to the 982 residents in the small town of Parrish, that's just semantics. They want it...
BNSF said worker was too obese for job in rail yard; Judge lets ADA discrimination suit continue
(Source: Cook County Herald, April 4, 2018) CHICAGO — A federal judge has said a man who had been denied employment by a railroad because he was too obese can continue his lawsuit accusing the railroad company of disability discrimination. Full story: Cook County...
Propane-laden train derails in port of West Sacramento
(Source: Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A propane train derailed Monday in the port of West Sacramento when a rail tie broke causing the tracks beneath the cars to give way, a railroad official said. Full story: Sacramento Bee
U.S. grain industry dealing with diminished rail service
(Source: World-Grain.com, April 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association said the railroad oversight board has taken positive steps to push Class I railroads to reverse three months of decreasing rail service quality and “excessive charges”...
Bankrupt MMA railway won’t have to stand trial for Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Canadian Press, April 4, 2018) MONTREAL — The bankrupt railway at the centre of a 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people in the Canadian province of Quebec will not have to stand trial for criminal negligence, provincial officials said Tuesday. There was...
Free e-learning program from Operation Lifesaver provides crossing safety training for first responders
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, April 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day, 80,000 emergency response vehicles travel the nation's roads; there are 200,000 railroad crossings on those roads. National rail safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI)...
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