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FRA rolls out new railroad crossing and trespassing website
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today launched a redesigned website to serve as a one-stop shop to help drivers, pedestrians,...
A congressional blueprint for American greatness
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even in a presidential election year, government has still got to govern. So it was refreshing this week to see the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) release a...
AAR: Rail traffic down 11.6 percent from 2015 for week ending March 12
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Mar. 12, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 489,177...
Bombardier’s rail business’s reputation problem just got worse
(Source: Maclean’s, March 15, 2016) OTTAWA — Bombardier’s bad breakup with London’s transit authority in 2013 reared its head again this week. A budget committee report accused the Montreal plane-and-train maker of misrepresenting its ability to upgrade the Tube’s...
Foam discharge contained at Amtrak fuel facility in New Haven
(Source: New Haven Register, March 16, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — City firefighters worked Wednesday morning to contain foam discharged after a reported power surge at an Amtrak fuel facility in New Haven. Full story: New Haven Register
Former conductor accuses NS of discrimination
(Source: Penn Record, March 16, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A former conductor is suing Norfolk Southern Railway Company, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination. Full story: Penn Record
Reeling in corporate interests on workers’ comp
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years, big business has sought a work-around so it could be rid of state workers’ compensation programs in an effort to pocket just a little more cash. That effort...
UP Director sells $324,600 in company stock
(Source: InterCooler, March 17, 2016) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Director Richards Judith Hope sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.15, for a total transaction...
Dozens of dead crows litter Michigan train tracks; Biologists study why
(Source: www.mlive.com, March 16, 2016) SPRINGFIELD, Mich. — Necropsies performed Tuesday on two dead crows retrieved from the scene of a mass die off have only deepened the mystery of what led to dozens of the dead birds being strewn along the Amtrak train track near...
Editorial: Texas high-speed rail opponents are shortsighted
(Source: Editorial in the Dallas Morning News, March 16, 2016) DALLAS — As flip-flops go, Brazos Valley Council of Governments’ new opposition to high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is more than baffling. It is bad policy, too. Full story: Dallas Morning...
Study says high-speed rail tunnels could hold lesson for California system
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 16, 2016) NEW YORK — High-speed rail construction projects have frequently required long tunnels to reduce travel time and distance. With the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) considering a 16-mile long tunnel...
Bullet train to potentially change course into Southern California
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, March 15, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The bullet train was to either barrel through Santa Clarita and San Fernando, disrupting homes, schools and businesses, or soar over and under San Fernando Valley horse country, disrupting equestrians....
NS traffic impacted by southern flooding
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, March 16, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Due to the severe flood conditions that Western carriers are experiencing, rail traffic moving through the New Orleans, LA gateway will likely incur delays. Where possible, impacted traffic will...
Hoffa statement on nomination of Judge Garland to Supreme Court
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. “The...
Texas billionaire buys in on Santa Teresa industrial growth
(Source: Albuquerque Journal, March 15, 2016) SANTA TERESA, N.M. — A Texas oil billionaire has bought land in this fast-growing border industrial hub — a sign, observers say, that momentum is at last on New Mexico’s side and long-simmering tensions between two border...
Amtrak, SEPTA envision underground concourse to connect 30th Street Station with SEPTA lines
(Source: Philadelphia Business Journal, March 15, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — A partnership that includes Amtrak and SEPTA is working to develop an underground concourse to link 30th Street Station and SEPTA's subway and trolley station across the street. Full story:...
Teamsters endorse Booth Goodwin for W.Va. governor
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 16, 2016) SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teamsters Local 175 has voted to endorse Booth Goodwin for governor of West Virginia. “The Teamsters recognize that our endorsement for governor this year is...
LIRR prepares for Queens rail yard cleanup
(Source: New York Daily News, March 16, 2016) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road started examining contaminated soil and groundwater this week at an old Queens rail yard that will be revived into a repair shop. Full story: New York Daily News
Get ready for another NJ Transit fare increase, advocates say
(Source: www.nj.com, March 15, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuters and transit advocates say they believe that riders will soon be hit with fare increases to pay for the deal that averted the state's first rail strike in 30 years. Full story: www.nj.com
BNSF won’t face trial over surcharge on older oil tank cars
(Source: Bloomberg, March 15, 2016) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co. won’t face a refining industry challenge to the $1,000 surcharge the nation’s largest oil hauler slapped on older-model tank cars it claimed can’t safely ship highly volatile crude from shale formations...
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