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Mudslide probably caused San Francisco passenger train derailment, UP says
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2016) LOS ANGELES — A preliminary investigation shows that a mudslide triggered by days of rain probably caused a Bay Area commuter train to derail on Monday night, according to an official of Union Pacific Railroad, which owns the...
California high-speed rail construction extended north into Madera County
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 8, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority has given a green light to a $154.2 million extension of its first construction contract in the San Joaquin Valley, stretching the line northward by almost 3 miles in Madera...
Ken Hall: Let’s fix W.Va.’s economy
(Source: Column by Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, March 7, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Yes, the first bill out of the gate by lead sponsor Senate President Bill Cole, the presumptive Republican candidate for Governor, was...
DOT seeks input on screening and treatment of commercial motor vehicle drivers and rail workers with obstructive sleep apnea
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, March 8, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the agencies...
Court rejects key lawsuit against California high-speed rail system
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train has won a court victory in a key lawsuit that sought to stop the $64-billion project because it allegedly violated restrictions voters imposed in 2008. Full story: Los Angeles...
Potential NJ Transit strike/lockout complicates operations for freight railroads
(Source: Dow Jones Business News, March 8, 2016) NEW YORK — A strike by NJ Transit workers could cause a headache for freight railroads that use its tracks, potentially causing some disruption to service for rail customers along those routes. Full story:...
Harrison slams FedEx over opposition to NS deal
(Source: Business News Network, March 8, 2016) ONTARIO — Hunter Harrison wants major railroad shippers to mind their own businesses. The CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway told BNN on Tuesday that FedEx Corp. had no place objecting to his strategy direction....
CP’s Harrison says CSX combination still possible
(Source: Bloomberg, March 8, 2016) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is still interested in exploring a merger with CSX Corp. even as Canada’s second-largest carrier continues to pursue Norfolk Southern Corp., Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison said....
NJ Transit, unions express optimism as talks continue
(Source: www.nj.com, March 8, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Union officials will spend Wednesday analyzing new proposals put on the table by NJ Transit Tuesday as talks continued between the rail agency and a coalition of 11 rail unions trying to avert a possible March 13...
RRB announces dates for March-June 2016 informational conferences
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced a schedule of dates for the agency’s spring 2016 informational conferences. Informational conferences will be held in 21 locations across the country, beginning on March 11 in Baldwin Park, California, and...
CP hi-rail track unit, CP train collide near Chapleau, Ont.
(Source: CBC News, March 7, 2016) SUDBURY — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it's deploying a team of investigators to a head-on collision involving a Canadian Pacific hi-rail track unit and a CP train near Chapleau, Ont. Sunday. Full story: CBC News
CN temporarily taking over rail switching at refinery
(Source: Leader Post, March 7, 2016) REGINA, Sask. — In the wake of a strange incident in which a railcar escaped from its handlers and wandered across Regina one night last week, CN is temporarily taking over railcar operations at the Co-op Refinery Complex. Full...
Gogama oil train derailment: Questions linger one year later
(Source: CBC News, March 7, 2016) SUDBURY — A year ago today, a train pulling oil tankers burst into flames near the small northern Ontario town of Gogama — and most of the questions around what caused the derailment, and how much the oil spill damaged the...
Ottawa’s plans to address rail safety under scrutiny
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 8, 2016) TORONTO — The government’s plans to address rail safety in the upcoming federal budget are coming under heightened scrutiny amid new revelations about the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, which killed 47 people in 2013, but could...
Amtrak identifies employee killed by NJ Transit train last week
(Source: www.nj.com, March 7, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — The Amtrak employee struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last week has been identified as 49-year-old Dawud F. Bahr, according to Craig Schulz, a spokesman for Amtrak. Full story: www.nj.com
FRA seeks comments on train horn rules
(Source: Times-Call, March 6, 2016) LONGMONT, Colo. — The Federal Railroad Administration is reviewing and inviting comments about its controversial 11-year-old train horn rules that require locomotives to blare their horns when approaching and passing through...
ACE commuter train derails, plunges into creek east of San Francisco
(Source: National Public Radio, March 8, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — A large tree that had fallen onto the tracks caused a Bay Area commuter train to derail Monday night, in an incident that sent nine passengers to the hospital — four of them with serious injuries. Full...
The fight against corporate agenda begins now
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Corporate cronies for years have sought to do everything they can to push their platform to the public in hopes of getting more anti-worker policies passed at all levels...
NJ Transit, Metro-North hatch strike contingency plans
(Source: Journal News, March 7, 2016) NEW YORK — Traffic-snarled highways. Jam-packed buses and ferries. Crammed Metro-North passenger cars. All caused by more than 100,000 train commuters from points west of the Hudson stuck trying to figure out new ways to get into...
No progress in contract talks as NJ Transit lockout/strike deadline looms
(Source: www.nj.com, March 8, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Negotiations to avert an NJ Transit rail strike concluded Monday with no progress between NJ Transit and a coalition of 11 rail unions seeking to reach an agreement to keep the trains rolling, a union representative...
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