Rail Industry News

(Source: Washington Examiner, November 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans cleared 27 Trump appointees on Thursday as part of a confirmation blitz that is expected to last for weeks. Confirmed nominees included three appointees to the National Mediation...

(Source: Herald and News, November 2, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Forensic Psychologist Dr. Alexander Duncan testified Thursday he found no case for abnormal psychosis in James Forshee when Forshee shot and killed Emery Connor in 2014. Full story: Herald and News

(Source: Pueblo West View, November 2, 2017) PUEBLO, Colo. — The Front Range Rail Commission — a group working to preserve Amtrak’s Southwest Chief — gave the state Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee an update on the next steps for bringing passenger rail...

(Source: Editorial in the Lynchburg News & Advance, November 3, 2017) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Twenty years ago, who would have thought we would be celebrating the success of passenger rail in Central Virginia, much less marking its expansion into the Roanoke and Southwest...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 2, 2017) Amtrak has appointed Christian Zacariassen chief information officer, the railroad announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading

(Source: NBC Chicago, November 2, 2017) CHICAGO — A man convicted of helping steal more than 100 guns in a 2015 freight train burglary has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Full story: NBC Chicago

(Source: Bloomberg, November 2, 2017) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit failed to collect $2.4 million in commuter-rail revenue over nine months because of short-staffing and passenger crowding, according to a union representing train conductors. United Transportation...

(Source: Editorial in the Baltimore Sun, November 2, 2017) BALTIMORE, Md. — For many living in the Baltimore area (at least those far removed from Locust Point or Dundalk), the business of shipping goods over water and rail is a world away. Most folks are not employed...

(Source: JWN energy, November 2, 2017) EDMONTON, Alberta — Thermal oilsands heavyweight Cenovus Energy is prepared to increase the amount of oil it ships by rail in expectation of a coming widening of the price spread between Canadian heavy oil and US light benchmark...

(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, November 2, 2017) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The sudden failure of a wheel bearing appears to have triggered the disastrous July 2015 freight train derailment that forced the evacuation of 5,000 Blount County residents, according to federal...

(Source: Trains, November 2, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The days of CSX Transportation’s hub-and-spoke intermodal strategy are drawing to a close. The railroad aims to end container sorting at its busy intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio, by Nov. 11. And CSX...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the rollout of a new House Republican tax proposal today that would give...

(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 2, 2017) CHICAGO — The federal government’s proposal to slash subsidies for long-distance Amtrak routes will overwhelmingly hurt travelers and commuters in cities across the nation, Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson told hundreds of...

(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 1, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 28, 2017, as well as volumes for October 2017, which was the best...

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 12, 2017) CHICAGO — Railroad Retirement Act spouse and widow(er)s' annuities (including divorced spouse, surviving divorced spouse, and remarried widow(er)s' annuities) are subject to reduction when social...

(Source: South Florida Business Journal, November 1, 2017) MIAMI, Fla. — The family of CSX Corp. CEO E. Hunter Harrison paid $14.125 million to buy full control of an equestrian estate in Wellington. Full story: South Florida Business Journal

(Source: Herald and News, November 2, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The attorney for James Forshee has stipulated his client caused the shooting death of Emery Connor, meaning the parties no longer have to argue whether or not Forshee pulled the trigger. Full story:...

(Source: Canton Observer, November 2, 2017) CANTON, Mich. — Stalled CSX trains blocking railroad crossings have resurfaced as a public safety issue in Canton, officials say, a situation that mirrors recent problems in neighboring Plymouth. Full story:...

(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2017) COVINGTON, Va. — Railroad company CSX Corp. has reached a settlement with Virginia environmental regulators over a derailment in Covington that sent fuel into the Jackson River. Full story: Seattle Times

(Source: Ledger Gazette, November 1, 2017) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern Senior Vice President Mary K. Stadler sold 1,973 shares of Kansas City Southern stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 31. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.91, for a total...