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NJ Transit hires two from Christie administration to top roles
(Source: www.nj.com, May 12, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Management changes continued at NJ Transit on Wednesday, when the agency named two Christie administration officials as deputy executive director and chief financial officer. Full story: www.nj.com
MBTA officials unveil overhauled locomotive
(Source: Boston Globe, May 11, 2016) BOSTON — The MBTA has rebuilt and refurbished a locomotive and given it a snazzy new paint job. The locomotive will be responsible for bringing CapeFlyer trains between Boston and the Cape beginning Memorial Day weekend, and used...
OmniTRAX affiliate acquires Heart of Texas Railroad
(Source: Railway Age, May 11, 2016) NEW YORK — A managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc. is purchasing the Heart of Texas Railroad (HTR) from private local investors. The transaction is subject to Surface Transportation Board approval. Terms were not disclosed. Full...
US, European unions join together to expose XPO for its anti-worker practices
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa in the Huffington Post, May 11, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning in the upscale suburbs of Connecticut, rank and file union leaders from a continent away are joining U.S. truck drivers and the...
Editorial: It’s time for Illinois to release Amtrak funding
(Source: The Dispatch & The Rock Island Argus, May 12, 2016) MOLINE, Ill. — More than a year ago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that he was freezing the state’s portion of money to finance the Amtrak passenger rail construction project between Quad-Cities and...
UP locomotives idled in southern Arizona
(Source: Arizona Daily Star, May 12, 2016) TUCSON, Ariz. — Hundreds of locomotives are sitting idle in Southern Arizona — a stark illustration of the impact of the energy market’s recession on the railroad industry. Nationwide, about 1,400 Union Pacific locomotives —...
UP cuts 2016 capital spending in Nebraska
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, May 11, 2016) LINCOLN, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to invest about $23 million less on Nebraska capital projects this year than last. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Teamsters applaud new OSHA rule to modernize worker injury and illness reporting system
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 11, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union applauds the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announcement today of a new rule to modernize and streamline the reporting system...
Sen. Casey pushes $1.9 billion funding for Amtrak
(Sources Times Leader, May 11, 2016) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On the eve of the first anniversary marking a train derailment that killed eight people, Sen. Bob Casey called on his fellow lawmakers to keep Amtrak trains on track and on time, literally, by providing the full...
SEPTA moving forward with PTC
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The anniversary of the Amtrak derailment today is bringing more attention to the automatic braking system experts say would have kept the train on the tracks, Positive Train Control. SEPTA didn’t quite get...
After Amtrak chaos, Philadelphia to change police ‘scoop and run’ procedures
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — When Deputy Fire Chief Anthony Sneidar arrived at the scene of the fatal Amtrak derailment last year, he was blocked by a swarm of police vehicles. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
NTSB to detail likely causes of Amtrak train 188 crash
(Source: Associated Press, May 11, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Federal investigators will meet next week to detail the probable cause of last year's fatal Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia. The National Transportation Safety Board's meeting Tuesday in Washington will...
A year after crash of Amtrak train 188, crucial questions remain
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — One year ago, at 9:21 p.m., Amtrak Train 188 derailed at Frankford Curve, killing eight and changing life for hundreds. Since then, the May 12, 2015, crash has dominated conversation in the rail industry. It...
UP plans Illinois infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 9, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to invest $78.8 million in 2016 to improve Illinois' transportation infrastructure. The company's multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and customer...
BNSF logistics establishes subsidiary in Mexico
(Source: Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, May 11, 2016) KESTON, U.K. — BNSF Logistics has established a new subsidiary in Mexico - BNSF Railway Servicios de Logistica. Based in Monterrey and headed up by newly appointed director of Mexico projects and...
NJ Transit’s newest rail station set to open for business
(Source: www.nj.com, May 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Sunday is opening day for NJ Transit's Wesmont station, serving a transit-oriented development in Wood-Ridge in Bergen County. Full story: www.nj.com
Senate approves bill to study oil train derailment training
(Source: The Hill, May 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate approved Monday a bill to increase training efforts for first responders to rail car accidents. The legislation, from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), would create a committee within the Federal Emergency...
NY state rail inspectors uncover three dozen defects
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 10, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State and federal rail inspectors uncovered three dozen defects during the most recent round of inspections of tracks, switches and crude oil tank cars across upstate New York, the Cuomo administration said...
California high-speed rail board to decide preferred route through Bakersfield
(Source: Bakersfield Now, May 10, 2016) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday at Bakersfield City Hall. On the agenda is a big decision regarding the preferred route through Bakersfield and the...
Indiana Harbor Belt settles suit over destruction of butterfly habitat
(Source: www.nwitimes.com, May 11, 2016) HAMMOND, Ind. — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. recently paid $72,500 in damages for wildfires sparked by its trains in March 2012 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The federal government alleged in a civil lawsuit filed in...
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