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High-speed rail workers ease massive girders onto Fresno bridge
(Source: Fresno Bee, June 17, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — Work began Thursday morning to install the first of 42 giant girders that will support the road bed of the new Tuolumne Street bridge in downtown Fresno. The bridge will carry traffic on Tuolumne Street over the...
More oil trains arriving at Port of Tacoma
(Source: The News Tribune, June 17, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Union Pacific oil train that derailed June 3 in Mosier, Oregon, rolled into the Port of Tacoma Sunday with little notice, despite the intense scrutiny its wreck, spill and fire attracted to the...
21 arrested in Vancouver oil train protest
(Source: The Columbian, June 18, 2016) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Twenty-one people were arrested for trespassing Saturday afternoon when they sat in the middle of a railroad crossing near the Vancouver Amtrak station and refused to move. Full story: The Columbian
Railroad Retirement Board issues statements of service (Form BA-6)
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 26, 2016) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a "Certificate of Service Months and Compensation" (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who had creditable railroad...
Norfolk a stop on railroad’s wind farm transportation network
(Source: Norfolk Daily News, June 15, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk has become a stop for Union Pacific’s Wind 2 Rail Program. The program is operated by Union Pacific Distribution Services and specializes in transporting components for wind farm operations, connecting...
More rail inspections sought after Phoenix found to have 5 of nation’s most dangerous crossings
(Source: Arizona Republic, June 15, 2016) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Following a report in April that five of the 15 most dangerous railroad crossings in the nation are in the Phoenix area, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted to hire two more rail inspectors. Full story:...
Teamster flight dispatchers ratify tentative agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 15, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following a tentative agreement on May 6, 2016, Teamster flight dispatchers at NetJets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract. The vote was 38 to 0 in...
CN could cut 2017 spending by $400 million amid declining carloads
(Source: Globe and Mail, June 15, 2016) TORONTO — The incoming chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co. said the freight carrier could slash spending for a second year in a row as it faces a decline in carloads. Full story: Globe and Mail
MBTA’s $7.3 billion estimate to upgrade system is not high enough, report says
(Source: Boston Globe, June 16, 2016) BOSTON — For the MBTA to keep its trains, tracks, and other infrastructure in good working order, it likely needs to spend even more than the hundreds of millions of dollars per year it has estimated, according to a report from...
No fare increase or service cuts proposed in NJ Transit budget
(Source: www.nj.com, June 15, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget does not include a fare increase, but officials are rolling the dice that fare revenues will grow, despite a lackluster performance from the fare box in fiscal year 2016....
Report: Economic shakeup needed to set society right
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America has been undergoing a period of income redistribution that has resulted in the rich getting richer at the expense of the bottom 90 percent, a new Economic Policy...
Last derailed CSX car removed from Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel
(Source: Baltimore Sun, June 16, 2016) BALTIMORE, Md. — CSX crews had removed all train cars from the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore early Thursday, with traffic expected to resume some time during the day. Full story: Baltimore Sun
Oil train tank cars are getting safer but what about the tracks?
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 15, 2016) MOISER, Ore. — Just after noon on June 3, the two-man Union Pacific crew hauling 96 cars of Tacoma-bound crude oil felt a tug on the train as they passed through the Columbia River Gorge. Full story: www.opb.org
Weakened rail bolts could mean more oil train derailments, Oregon officials say
(Source: Associated Press, June 16, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — The fiery derailment of an oil train in the Columbia River Gorge has Oregon transportation officials asking for a halt to the massive trains because of concerns their heavier weight could be putting extra...
Oregon asks FRA for indefinite moratorium on oil trains through state
(Source: The Oregonian, June 16, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has asked the Federal Railroad Administration to place an open-ended moratorium on oil trains traveling through the state, because preliminary findings of an investigation into the June 3 derailment in...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic down 7.5 percent from 2015 for week ending June 11
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jun. 11, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,471...
UP plans Wyoming infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 14, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to invest $28.5 million in 2016 to improve Wyoming's transportation infrastructure. The company's multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and...
BNSF coal cars derail in Lincoln, Neb.
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, June 14, 2016) LINCOLN, Neb. — Train cars carrying coal went off the track north near Seventh and N streets in Lincoln Tuesday morning. Fifteen cars in the 135-car coal train went off the track near Pinnacle Bank Arena and at least two...
Hoffa to U.S. Attorney General: No beer merger without remedy to antitrust concerns arising from Eden Brewery
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch last week, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa urged the Justice Department to reject any remedy to the pending...
Amtrak, MTA install backup power system for Baltimore Penn Station
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 14, 2016) Amtrak and the Maryland Transit Administration have installed a $1.2 million backup generator system at Baltimore Penn Station to maintain the facility’s operations during extended utility outages, Amtrak announced late...
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