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Crude by rail price hikes expected to put pressure on western oil producers
(Source: Canadian Press, March 21, 2018) CALGARY — Discounts for western Canadian oilsands crude will remain high as railroads crank up their crude-by-rail rates in return for adding locomotives and crews to the transport constrained sector, according to an energy...
What NJ Transit is doing to meet PTC deadline
(Source: www.nj.com, March 20, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit officials have met officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak and Conrail as they seek to meet a year-end deadline for installing an automatic speed control system designed to make...
Under Gov. Murphy’s budget, NJ transit expected to hire 114 to ease staffing crunch
(Source: www.northjersey.com, March 20, 2018) MADISON, N.J. — NJ Transit will spend $19 million to hire 114 employees, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday, a move that will help ease a staffing crunch at the agency that's been building for years. NJ Transit has been...
Commuter railroads announce service changes due to storm
(Source: NBC Connecticut, March 21, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak, Metro-North and Shoreline East have all announced service changes due to Wednesday’s impending storm. Full story: NBC Connecticut
FRA takes proactive approach to help railroads meet PTC requirement
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update on its efforts to assist railroads in implementing...
White House threatening to veto spending bill if it includes money for Hudson rail tunnel
(Source: National Public Radio, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has talked a lot about rebuilding the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and railways. But what some call the nation's most critical infrastructure project is not on its list....
FRA declines SMART TD request to limit long trains
(Source: SMART TD press release, March 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has declined a request made by SMART Transportation Division to address the safety concerns of excessively long trains. In an April 25,...
STB singles out CSX in report on service
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, March 20, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A federal regulator is requesting action by all Class I railroads to address industry-wide service complaints, but it singled out CSX Corp. for "marked improvement" in service. Full story:...
Amtrak ends discounts to students, AAA members; raises age requirements for seniors
(Source: KFVS, March 19, 2018) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Amtrak officials have ended discounts for students and AAA members and raised the age requirements for senior discounts to 65. Full story: www.kfvs.com
Supreme Court rules against BNSF crash victims on damages cap
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, March 19, 2018) BISMARCK, N.D. — The victims of a train-bus crash that killed two people and hospitalized 10 children more than three years ago near Larimore, N.D., will be limited to splitting $500,000 in damages, North Dakota's highest...
PTC will change schedule of BNSF Line trains in Chicago
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2018) CHICAGO — Changes in train safety systems will mean a major schedule change for one of the Chicago area's busiest commuter rail lines. Full story: News & Observer
There’s a way to relieve farmers of the railroad backlog, but Ottawa’s ignoring it
(Source: Financial Post, March 19, 2018) OTTAWA — Angry farm groups, apologetic railway executives and shippers looking for leverage are the voices of this year’s grain backlog. The crisis began in mid-February, when an extreme cold settled over the Canadian West....
CN and CP apologize; reiterate recovery plan amid continued grain backlog
(Source: Calgary Herald, March 19, 2018) CALGARY — Executives from Canada’s two major railways spent Monday afternoon in Ottawa detailing the measures they are taking to alleviate a grain backlog in the prairies that has left farmers frustrated and angry. Full story:...
Talks being held for funding of NY rail tunnel under U.S. bill: sources
(Source: Reuters, March 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump administration officials and members of Congress are in talks over including federal funding in a spending bill likely to be voted on this week for a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New York...
$1.5 million drunk driving case involving BNSF worker gets hearing in Missouri Supreme Court
(Source: Missourinet.com, March 20, 2018) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A plaintiff who was awarded $1.475 million in a drunken driving case five years ago wants the Missouri Supreme Court to hold the defendant’s ex-employer and its insurance company liable. Full story:...
Teamsters statement on fatal Uber driverless vehicle collision
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union continues to stress its concerns with the testing and implementation of self-driving technology after a ‘driverless’ Uber in autonomous mode struck...
Railroads are struggling, and shippers — as well as Washington — want to know why
(Source: Freight Waves, March 19, 2018) NEW YORK — The chief executives of the nation's railroads have all received letters from the acting chair and the vice chair of the Surface Transportation Board, requesting information on the current status of their respective...
NS clearing derailed freight cars after two trains collide head-on in Kentucky; 4 crew members were hurt
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2018) GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Norfolk Southern says it is moving derailed freight cars off the tracks after two trains collided in Georgetown, Kentucky. The company said in a statement on Monday that four train crew members taken to the...
MTA worker dies after falling from elevated area while working on subway tracks
(Source: NBC New York, March 20, 2018) NEW YORK — An MTA worker died early Tuesday after falling from an elevated area while working on the subway tracks at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, officials say. The 23-year-old track worker fell around 4:45 a.m. and first...
New York leaders call on Amtrak to rename Rochester train station after Louise Slaughter
(Source: WHAM, March 17, 2018) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York Senators are making a call to Amtrak to rename the Rochester train station after Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. Full story: www.13wham.com
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