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NTSB: Amtrak-CSX crash in S.C. cost $25 million
(Source: The Hill, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday that the Amtrak collision earlier this month in South Carolina cost $25 million in damages. Full story: The Hill
NJ Transit slapped with fine for failing to meet PTC deadline
(Source: www.nj.com, March 1, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday fined New Jersey Transit for missing a key deadline for installing an automatic speed control system. Amtrak was fined for failing to file its progress report on time....
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 24, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 24, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
CSX sticks with plan to cut jobs, reduce trains
(Source: Reuters, March 1, 2018) NEW YORK — U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp said on Thursday it would stick with a plan started by former Chief Executive Hunter Harrison, who died in December, to boost profit through cutting jobs and rail cars, and would also slash...
Eastern Oregon co-op to expand Columbia River grain terminal
(Source: East Oregonian, February 28, 2018) PENDLETON, Ore. — Morrow County Grain Growers, a farm supply and marketing cooperative based in northeast Oregon, broke ground Wednesday morning on a major expansion of its grain elevator and shipping terminal along the...
FRA report details drone use on international railroads
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 28, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a report on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at railroads around the world. Full story: Progressive Railroading
California bullet train’s new business plan will show higher costs, CEO says
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2018) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train will take longer to build and cost more than previously estimated under a soon-to-be-released business plan, but plans to begin the project by linking the Bay Area to the Central...
Details of ex-FRA chief’s moonlighting revealed
(Source: Politico, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former top federal railroad regulator’s side gig as a public relations consultant for a Mississippi sheriff was more extensive than previously revealed, records obtained by Politico show. Full story:...
BNSF statement on motion to join lawsuit against State of Washington
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, February 28, 2018) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has requested to join as an intervenor in the lawsuit filed by Lighthouse Resources against Washington Governor Jay Inslee and key members of his administration for violating...
BNSF, environmental groups seek to join federal coal dock lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, February 28, 2018) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway and five environmental groups are seeking to intervene on opposing sides of a lawsuit brought against Washington state by developers of a blocked export terminal that would send U.S. coal to Asian...
Batory sworn in as FRA Administrator
(Source: Railway Age, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ronald L. Batory officially became the 14th United States Federal Railroad Administrator on February 28, 2018. In the presence of his family, and numerous colleagues he has known throughout his 47-year career...
Teamsters call on House-Senate Joint Select Committee to move quickly to solve pension crisis
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following today’s announcement of the final members of Congress that will serve on the bipartisan, House-Senate Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer...
NTSB reveals new details from fatal S.C. Amtrak crash
(Source: The State, February 28, 2018) COLUMBIA, S.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the head-on collision between an Amtrak passenger train and CSX freight train in Cayce on Feb. 4. Full story: The State
NTSB reiterates call for new safety measures in preliminary report on S.C. Amtrak crash
(Source: Washington Post, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials Wednesday reiterated their call for the Federal Railroad Administration to issue an emergency order for new safety measures along rail corridors when work crews temporarily disable...
Metra is losing riders but gaining locomotives
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 26, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra has lost riders, but is gaining some locomotives. The number of passengers riding the commuter railroad is down 4.4 percent over the last four years, and 2.2 percent between 2016 and 2017, officials said at...
TSA is testing explosive-detection technology with Amtrak
(Source: CNBC, February 27, 2018) NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration and Amtrak are testing new technology to detect concealed explosives, the TSA said Tuesday. Full story: CNBC
Teamsters applaud NLRB’s reinstatement of joint employer decision
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 27, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO — The National Labor Relations Board has vacated a decision that overturned Browning-Ferris, a landmark joint employer ruling that resulted from a 2013 case brought by...
Developers end effort for oil terminal along Columbia River
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2018) VANCOUVER, Wash. — A project to build a massive oil-by-rail terminal in southwest Washington officially ended Tuesday when the project's developers and the Port of Vancouver terminated a lease for a site along the Columbia...
Amtrak reviews risks of dark territory
(Source: Albany Times Union, February 27, 2018) ALBANY, N.Y. — In the wake of two recent fatal accidents, Amtrak's CEO Richard Anderson told a Congressional panel earlier this month that the passenger railroad "will change how we operate through sections of track with...
Two-thirds of U.S. commuter railroads may not meet PTC deadline: report
(Source: Reuters, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The...
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