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Editorial: Is the proposed Port of L.A. rail yard an environmental bait and switch?
(Source: Los Angeles Times editorial, April 6, 2016) LOS ANGELES — After more than 10 years of analysis, a 5,000-page environmental impact report, countless public hearings and seven lawsuits, a judge last week blocked plans to build a new rail yard at the Port of Los...
Revised B&P Tunnel replacement plan on table ahead of open house
(Source: Baltimore Sun, April 6, 2016) BALTIMORE — Federal, state and local transportation officials are expected to scrap two options and focus on a third today for replacing an aging railroad tunnel under West Baltimore that is considered a major choke point on...
Trade’s hidden cost detailed in Panama Papers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Panama Papers, a deluge of documents leaked to a global group of journalists detailing the shady use of foreign financial institutions to skirt tax payments, were made...
KCS to invest $20 million on main line projects
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 6, 2016) Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) will spend $20 million on construction and improvement projects on its main line from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana, the railroad announced...
Metra kicks off construction season
(Source: Chicago Daily Herald, April 6, 2016) CHICAGO — It's the transit version of summer roadwork: Metra has launched its 2016 construction season with multiple bridge fixes, station upgrades and track repairs on tap. The improvements should occur mostly after rush...
Widow seeks justice and accountability from CP for husband’s 2013 fatality
(Source: CBC News, April 4, 2016) REGINA — Canadian Pacific Railway worker Jamie Jijian died as a result of a "combination of hazardous conditions acting together," according to a leaked Transport Canada report. Full story: CBC News
CP takeover looms over NS intermodal progress
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, April 6, 2016) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As local, state and national leaders came to the table in western Wayne County to talk about the Heartland Intermodal Gateway, one topic of discussion didn’t come up: the possible hostile takeover of Norfolk...
Ex-Amtrak executive named new NJ Transit boss
(Source: www.nj.com, April 6, 2016) NEWARK — NJ Transit's board unanimously voted to appoint former Amtrak executive William Crosbie as the agency's executive director Wednesday afternoon. Full story: www.nj.com
Railroad officials clash with Minnesota lawmakers over safety bill
(Source: CBS Minnesota, April 1, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota railroad officials are strongly opposing a bill at the state legislature that toughens up rail safety laws, calling it unnecessary. Full story: CBS Minnesota
People triumph over powerful at Supreme Court
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives have taken aim at state and federal laws on the books in recent years in an effort to limit the number of everyday Americans who can exercise their right to...
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry
(Source: The Nation, March 23, 2016) Global warming is, in the end, not about the noisy political battles here on the planet’s surface. It actually happens in constant, silent interactions in the atmosphere, where the molecular structure of certain gases traps heat...
Amtrak unveils $50 million solution to cramped conditions at Union Station
(Source: Washington Post, March 30, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak plans to begin building a new $50 million Union Station concourse this summer that it said would double the space for passengers and improve circulation throughout the station by 2019. Full story:...
U.S. rail ridership increased in 2015
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2016) Although total U.S. public transit ridership fell 1.3 percent in 2015, light- and heavy-rail ridership increased, according to the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) year-end ridership report. Full...
Connecticut seeks contractor to run Hartford rail line
(Source: Hartford Courant, April 1, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — After a prolonged delay last year, the state is resuming its search for a contractor to run the Hartford Line commuter trains when service begins in early 2018 Full story: Hartford Courant
About 4,600 BNSF employees furloughed nationwide
(Source: Associated Press, March 31, 2016) BILLINGS, Mont. — The chairman of BNSF Railway says about 4,600 railroad employees are furloughed nationwide due to declining oil prices and a reduced demand for coal. Full story: KLTV
BNSF lowers summer shipping rates for wheat, pulse crops
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, March 30, 2016) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota farmers holding on to last year's wheat and pulse crops could benefit from lower shipping costs. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
Beijing to shut all major coal power plants to cut pollution
(Source: Bloomberg, March 24, 2016) BEIJING, China — Beijing, where pollution averaged more than twice China’s national standard last year, will close the last of its four major coal-fired power plants next year. Full story: Bloomberg
Pickup truck driver threatens to shoot NS worker at blocked crossing in Pa.
(Source: Penn Live, March 29, 2016) LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A pickup truck driver threatened to shoot a Norfolk Southern railroad worker as he was working on train cars at a blocked crossing Tuesday morning in East Lampeter Twp., Lancaster County. Full story:...
Children of Metrolink engineer killed in collision sue
(Source: MyNewsLA, March 30, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The adult children of a Metrolink engineer who died of injuries suffered in a collision between a train and a pickup truck in Oxnard last year are suing the rail transportation agency and Union Pacific Railroad Co....
NS continues to battle CP takeover bid
(Source: Register-Herald, March 31, 2016) BECKLEY, W.Va. — The battle between North America’s railroad titans continues. Virginia-based Norfolk Southern Corp. exhorted its employees to vote against Calgary-headquartered Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s latest attempts...
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