Rail Industry News

(Source: Iowa Farmer Today, September 14, 2017) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Infrastructure and transportation conversations are usually about government funding, but that isn’t the case when the subject turns to railroads. Full story: Iowa Farmer Today

(Source: www.liherald.com, September 14, 2017) GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April, the New York City Police Department,...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall testified yesterday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on self-driving technology, urging for the exemption of...

(Source: CNBC, September 14, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak debuted a video ad campaign Thursday, hoping to attract air and road travelers to the rails. Titled "Break the travel quo," the four 30-second videos created by FCB Global focus on the headaches of traveling with...

(Source: www.syracuse.com, September 14, 2017) MANILUS, N.Y. — A CSX employee is recovering in a local hospital after being hit by a train Thursday morning, according to the Manlius Police Department. Full story: www.syracuse.com

(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 9, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...

(Source: Albany Times Union, September 13, 2017) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Dome cars, lounges, observation and sleeper cars, many painted in the livery of their former railroads, gathered at the Rensselaer rail station Wednesday, preparing for a multi-day journey that will...

(Source: Crain’s Detroit Business, September 13, 2017) DETROIT, Mich. — Al Kaline stepped off a train at Michigan Central Station 64 years ago this past June, a baby-faced 18-year-old from Baltimore who had just bypassed the minor leagues to play baseball for the...

(Source: MassLive, September 12, 2017) BOSTON — When the MBTA's new CEO Luis Manuel Ramirez tried to get on the Green Line this morning to start his first day on the job, he immediately encountered a problem familiar to the transit system's daily riders: The fare...

(Source: Forbes.com, September 14, 2017) NEW YORK — As I write this, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are more than likely standing in front of a wall of cameras in Ahmedabad laying down the ceremonial first stone of what will...

(Source: CBC News, September 14, 2017) MONTREAL — The body that oversees Quebec's legal profession admits it could have done a better job protecting victims of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster from a notorious ambulance chaser who descended on the Quebec town to sign up...

(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 14, 2017) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific will release its third-quarter financial and operating results at 4:01 p.m. eastern time (2:01 p.m. mountain time) on October 17, 2017. CP will discuss its results...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2017) CN and Conuma Coal Resources have resumed direct rail service to the Wolverine Mine in northern British Columbia, the Class I announced on its website. Full story: Progressive Railroading

(Source: New York Daily News, September 13, 2017) NEW YORK — MTA managers have been shaming — and inadvertently naming — train crews accused of job screw-ups in a morale-killing warning to other workers, the Daily News has learned. Full story:...

(Source: Reuters, September 13, 2017) NEW YORK — Canadian railroad operators remained hopeful that grain volumes for the rest of the year would not be impacted by dry, hot weather that affected wheat and canola crop production in the country’s western farm belt. Full...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2017) CSX Corp. has eliminated 2,700 jobs so far this year, as the Class I works through its transition to a more efficient operating plan, Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro told investors at a conference last week....

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 13, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Teamsters throughout Missouri and Kansas and community members raised money to buy three trailer loads of emergency supplies for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and...

(Source: Railway Age, September 13, 2017) NEW YORK — Railroads restarted some services in Florida following Hurricane Irma, and began to assess damage throughout the southeast region. Full story: Railway Age

(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the first U.S. Rail Safety Week (RSW), September 24-30 approaches, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) President and CEO Bonnie Murphy previewed the event’s planned activities, key...

(Source: The Gazette, September 12, 2017) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal judge this week ordered monitoring and home confinement for a Cedar Rapids man, charged with using and interfering with radio transmissions for train operations, pending trial. Randy W. Thompson,...