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Dr. Pepper Snapple Teamsters in San Diego ratify 5-year contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After turning down sub-standard offers and showing their unity by honoring Teamsters Local 848’s extended picket line, Teamsters Local 683 members ratified a contract...
Embattled NJ Transit suspends compliance chief 6 months into job
(Source: Bloomberg, August 4, 2017) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit, under scrutiny for its safety and financial practices, has removed its chief compliance officer amid an internal investigation after just six months on the job. Full story: Bloomberg
CSX train blocks crossing for three days in Highland, IL
(Source: Television station KSDK, August 8, 2017) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Delayed trains have been trapping people in their Collinsville neighborhood for days at a time. And now, it's also happening in Highland, Ill. Full story and video: www.ksdk.com
Hyndman cleanup efforts continue
(Source: Altoona Mirror, August 8, 2017) HYNDMAN, Pa. — Railroad workers are set to burn off lingering chemicals and load dangerous liquids out of derailed train cars today as they clean the site of last week’s destructive CSX train derailment in Bedford County. Full...
Amtrak says Penn Station repairs likely to end soon after Labor Day
(Source: NJ Spotlight, August 7, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — The major repairs at New York’s Penn Station that have pushed thousands of New Jersey Transit commuters off their normal routes into Manhattan this summer are right on-schedule after the first month of work. The...
Conductor seriously injured after falling from MBTA train near Boston
(Source: CBS Boston, August 7, 2017) Waltham, Mass. — A conductor was seriously injured after falling off a moving train in Waltham Monday afternoon. The injury is described as serious but not life threatening. Full story and video: CBS Boston
UP apologizes after Iowa crossing blocked for more than 7 hours
(Source: Associated Press, August 6, 2017) MASON CITY, Iowa — Union Pacific has apologized for a train that blocked a northern Iowa railroad crossing for more than seven hours. Full story: www.kcrg.com
Metro-North conductor charged with assault after altercation with MTA cops
(Source: The Journal News, August 4, 2017) NEW YORK — A Metro North Railroad conductor was charged with felony assault after getting into an altercation with MTA police officers. Thomas Moran was arrested Thursday night at Grand Central Terminal but his lawyer is...
900 California Teamsters strike and honor picket lines at Dr. Pepper Snapple
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, July 24 at 3:00 a.m., 42 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Account Managers who work at the Vernon, Calif. facility went on strike to protest the company’s violations...
FRA to invite bids to replace Amtrak on certain routes
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 4, 2017) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a final rule for a new pilot program that would seek competitive bids from "eligible petitioners" to replace Amtrak as the operator of up to three long-distance...
Hyndman residents learn a hard lesson after derailment: “Expect the worst”
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 5, 2017) HYNDMAN, Pa. —CSX railroad tracks cut straight through Hyndman, a borough in Bedford County with a population of about 900. Full story: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Most Hyndman residents allowed home after CSX derailment
(Source: Associated Press, August 5, 2017) HYNDMAN, Pa. — Most residents were being allowed to return to the homes they were forced to leave after a train derailment and resulting fires in their small Bedford County town, authorities said. Full story: Pittsburgh...
Gateway chess game stalls Batory FRA confirmation
(Source: Railway Age, August 5, 2017) NEW YORK — Confirmation of career-railroader Ronald L. Batory as Federal Railroad Administrator has been delayed by New Jersey and New York’s Senate delegation—Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kirsten Gillibrand...
Trump halts U.S. effort to combat trucker, rail worker sleep disorders
(Source: Bloomberg, August 5, 2017) NEW YORK — The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents. Full story: www.msn.com
Berkshire Hathaway profit falls as underwriting loss offsets BNSF gains in 2Q 2017
(Source: Reuters, August 4, 2017) NEW YORK — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday reported a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit, as lower investment gains and a loss from insurance underwriting offset improvement in its BNSF railroad business. BNSF...
UP urges safety for August 21 solar eclipse viewers near railroad tracks
(Source: Union Pacific press release, August 3, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific counts many miles of freight rail lines within the eclipse’s viewing path. Hauling the freight American families and businesses use daily is a 24/7 job, so Union Pacific does not plan to...
Union Pacific tops Soy Transportation Coalition’s railroad report card
(Source: Brownfield Ad News, August 3, 2017) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Union Pacific is the top performing railroad in the seventh annual Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) Railroad Report Card, a survey of agricultural shippers across the U.S. Full story: Brownfield Ag...
BMW, Norfolk Southern take the inland road to efficiency
(Source: Logistics Management, August 3, 2017) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — BMW’s collaboration with South Carolina Ports and Norfolk Southern creates a unique intermodal solution that eliminates truck moves, improves its sustainability efforts and subsequently spurs...
What’s delaying Quad Cities-Chicago passenger rail?
(Source: Television station WQAD, August 3, 2017) MOLINE, Ill. — Work is winding down on a new multi-modal station and hotel in downtown Moline which is supposed to coincide with the long-awaited return of passenger rail service between the Quad Cities and Chicago via...
Displaced Hyndman residents flock to hotels
(Source: Cumberland Times-News, August 3, 2017) LAVALE, Md. — Donna Jenkins has lived in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, for 47 years. "Never a derailment in all those years until now,” Jenkins, one of dozens of evacuees staying at LaVale’s Holiday Inn Express, said Thursday,...
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