Rail Industry News

(Source: Associated Press, September 20, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators have rescheduled a hearing on CSX railroad's service problems that was delayed when Hurricane Irma struck Florida. Full story: Miami Herald

(Source: Television station WABC, September 21, 2017) NEW YORK — The NTSB is investigating the role sleep apnea played in both the NJ Transit crash in Hoboken Terminal and the LIRR derailment at Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn in January Full story:...

(Source: Washington Examiner, September 21, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday to repeal all state right-to-work laws, arguing that the laws, which prevent workers from being forced to join or financially support a labor union...

(Source: Railway Age, September 19, 2017) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Norfolk Southern has reached a preliminary agreement with Progress Rail, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., for Guardian End-of-Train (EOT) devices. Progress Rail, which announced the agreement...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 18, 2017) MTA Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) $5.6 billion transformation initiative is now underway, railroad officials announced last week. Full story: Progressive Railroading

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 19, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster Women's Conference continued its second day on Monday, with an address from Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, to more than a thousand Teamster...

(Source: Progressive Railroad, September 19, 2017) Union Pacific Railroad is consolidating six major business units and four subsidiaries as part of a restructuring of its marketing and sales organization to address "evolving customer needs," the Class I announced...

(Source: Associated Press, September 19, 2017) HUNDMAN, Pa. — Cleanup efforts continue in the small Pennsylvania town where a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire in August. Full story: www.usnews.com

(Source: Curbed San Francisco, September 19, 2017) SAN FRANCISCO — You’ve probably heard that California is trying to build its own shiny and speedy bullet train. After voters approved a 2008 ballot proposition that kicked off one of the nation’s largest and most...

(Source: Jacksonville Daily Record, September 19, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. will renovate the 15th floor executive offices at its Downtown Jacksonville headquarters at a project cost of $1.85 million. Full story: Jacksonville Daily Record

(Source: American Shipper, September 18, 2017) NEW YORK — A CSX vice president this week tried to assure customers that the troubled Class I railroad is now back on track after a series of challenges and setbacks, including ones related to system upgrades, personnel...

(Source: Philly Voice, September 20, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board is giving some insight into what caused a train crash aboard SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line last month that left more than 40...

(Source: Bloomberg, September 19, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — State lawmakers investigating New Jersey’s troubled commuter railroad are focusing on slow progress toward a deadline to install crash-prevention technology. Full story: Bloomberg

(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 18, 2017) CHICAGO — Metra is looking to raise fares next year, and rail commuters in Aurora and Naperville are worried about when the rate hikes will stop. Full story: Chicago Tribune

(Source: Mississippi Business Journal, September 18, 2017) JACKSON, Miss. — Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast has restored all transportations except a passenger rail system. Now, the Mississippi Gulf Coast appears ready to welcome a restored...

(Source: Aspen Public Radio, September 17, 2017) ASPEN, Colo. — The California Zephyr is Amtrak’s train from Chicago to the Bay Area. It stops in Glenwood Springs, which has the second-busiest station in the state, next to Denver. The train shouldn’t be taken for...

(Source: Commonwealth Journal, September 19, 2017) SOMERSET, Ky. — A home on Cox Lane in Tateville was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. No one was injured in the blaze, but some people connected to the incident say that emergency response was hampered by a...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2017 Teamster's Women's Conference kicked off Sunday, in San Antonio, Texas where over a thousand Teamster women gathered from all across North America in...

(Source: Railway Age, September 14, 2017) NEW YORK — Tacoma, Wash.-based short line Tacoma Rail and Ohio-based regional Wheeling & Lake Erie have selected Herzog Technologies, Inc. (HTI) to provide Positive Train Control (PTC) Hosting services. Full story: Railway...

(Source: Letter to the Editor by retired BLET member Joan Bockholt, published in the Las Vegas Sun on September 18, 2017) LAS VEGAS — My union was the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it guaranteed that I made the same hourly wage as any male engineer. The job...