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In Japan, bullet train engineer suspended after he’s photographed with feet propped up on dashboard of moving train
(Source: Daily Mail, September 12, 2016) LONDON — A train enthusiast has captured the shocking moment a bullet train driver had his feet up on the dashboard - while the locomotive was in motion. According to reports, the driver of the train has since been suspended....
First time to the legislative table: NS, Amtrak and Penn DOT in Pittsburgh
(Source: Railway Age, September 12, 2016) NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has released its testimony from an Aug. 23 hearing regarding increasing rail service to western Pennsylvania. “I think it’s one of the first times that Amtrak, PennDOT and Norfolk...
Tiffany & Co. hires former CP Rail CFO
(Source: Canadian Press, September 13, 2016) TORONTO — Jewellery retailer Tiffany & Co. has named a former Canadian Pacific Railway executive as its new chief financial officer. Full story: Winnipeg Free Press
‘Pokemon Go’ players find danger near railroads
(Source: The Hill, August 24, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The maker of the wildly popular “Pokemon Go” game is being warned about players who are hunting virtual characters near railroad tracks. In a joint letter to Niantic Labs Inc., the Federal Railroad Administration...
FRA announces status update on PTC
(Source: Inside GNSS, August 24, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week released a status update that calls for railroads to roll out Positive Train Control (PTC) technologies, which incorporates GNSS technology, as soon as...
NS train interrupts marathon, some runners reportedly jump through slow moving train to avoid stopping
(Source: Lehigh Valley Live, September 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern is investigating why a train crossed a marathon’s course on Sunday during the race, but the railroad says it has a more important public safety message. Some frustrated runners...
Mass. Governor Baker provides update on MBTA’s winter plan
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 12, 2016) Massachusetts Gov. Charles Baker late last week visited the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Caddigan Yard to give an update on the Boston-area transit agency's winter resiliency plan. Full...
MBTA workers, union rally against privatization effort
(Source: Boston Herald, September 12, 2016) BOSTON — MBTA workers and their supporters crowded outside of the state Transportation Department on Monday to protest against the possible privatization of their jobs — an effort that Gov. Charlie Baker's administration...
FRA awards $25 million to upgrade safety at railroad crossings, stations
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants to increase safety at railroad crossings, train stations, and tracks across the country. A...
Tiny hardware flaw holds up SEPTA’s train car repairs
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2016) PHILADELHIA — The heads of pins that are 1/32nd of an inch too wide are the latest setback in SEPTA’s efforts to return 120 of its rail fleet to service, rail officials said Monday. Full story: Philadelphia...
SEPTA pulls repaired Silverliner V cars after new defect found
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has pulled 18 of its repaired Silverliner V railcars from service after a new defect was discovered over the weekend. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
RRB financial reports
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Ogden volunteers have been working 25 years to restore locomotive
(Source: Standard Examiner, September 10, 2016) OGDEN, Utah — With the Golden Spike sesquicentennial less than three years away, a small group of volunteers are working feverishly to wrap up a 25-year labor of love in time to celebrate it. Full story: Standard...
Sources say bar cars returning to New Haven Line trains on Metro-North
(Source: Connecticut Post, September 11, 2016) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Last call? End of the line? Nope — bar cars are chugging back to Metro-North’s New Haven Line. Full story: Connecticut Post
Report is one more sign infrastructure improvement is needed
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 9, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investing in infrastructure improvements and boosting union membership are key component to rebuilding the U.S. middle class the remains financially underwater from...
All Aboard Florida’s plan for passenger train service from Miami to Orlando in jeopardy
(Source: Florida Bulldog, September 11, 2016) MIAMI — All Aboard Florida’s plan to operate regular passenger train service between Miami and Orlando is in jeopardy following a federal judge’s order questioning the company’s ability to borrow $1.75 billion in...
North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington readies to accommodate big boxships
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 12, 2016) WILMINGTON, N.C. — The North Carolina State Ports Authority’s Port of Wilmington is forcefully positioning to be a port of choice for productive U.S. Southeast calls of containerships carrying as many as...
Teamsters decry subcontracting at Warren Buffett-owned NetJets
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 9, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Teamsters Airline Division and Local 284 criticized NetJets today for continuing to subcontract critical aircraft maintenance to vendors and subcontractors as part...
STB: Four Class I’s revenue-adequate in 2015
(Source: Railway Age, September 9, 2016) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 8, 2016 announced its annual determination of revenue adequacy for U.S. Class I freight railroads for 2015. Of the "Big Seven" (five U.S. carriers and two U.S....
Trial in Casselton train derailment lawsuit set for 2018
(Source: Associated Press, September 9, 2016) FARGO, N.D. — Trial has been scheduled for 2018 in the lawsuit by an engineer who was at the helm of a BNSF train that derailed near Casselton in 2013. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
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