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House reauthorizes Surface Transportation Board until 2020
(Source: The Hill, December 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House approved legislation on Thursday to reauthorize the panel of federal regulators that oversees operations on the nation’s freight and passenger railways. The measure extends the federal funding...
Hoffa: Final customs bill offers little more to make TPP better for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the issuance of a House-Senate conference report on a customs...
Hudson rail tunnel project could cost $10 billion
(Source: Reuters, December 10, 2015) NEW YORK — The tunnel replacement portion of the Gateway trans-Hudson River project could cost $10 billion, according to early estimates, Patrick Foye, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said...
Port Authority votes to assume lead role in Hudson River rail tunnel project
(Source: Bergen Record, December 10, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — New Jersey rail passengers will likely have to bear some of the burden of a $20 billion plan to dig new rail tunnels under the Hudson River, a project transportation officials say must be done before the...
Opinion: CSX’s investment in Pa. intermodal terminal a smart move
(Source: Trefis Team, December 10, 2015) NEW YORK — CSX Corporation and its partners have completed the construction of an intermodal rail terminal in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The construction of this latest intermodal terminal, which commences...
CSX breaks ground on Pa. intermodal rail terminal
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 11, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Hard hats and golden shovels were out in force last Friday at the official groundbreaking for the $60 million terminal facility being built by CSX Corp. in Stowe and McKees Rocks. Full story:...
AAR: Total weekly rail traffic down 6.6 percent from 2014 for week ending December 5
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 5, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 542,050...
CP Rail barred from using U.S. crews on cross-border trains
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 10, 2015) TORONTO — An arbitrator’s ruling has halted Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s use of U.S. crews to operate trains that cross the border into Canada. The ruling, which followed a grievance filed by the Teamsters Canada Rail...
Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman announces retirement
(Source: Railway Age, December 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman informed the Amtrak Board of Directors on Dec. 9, 2015 that he plans to retire from Amtrak in September 2016, following nearly eight years of service with the railroad....
BNSF’s Matt Rose: If NS goes, we’re in
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 10, 2015) NEW YORK — The executive chairman of BNSF Railway is fond of saying that railroad mergers don’t occur in a vacuum. Do one, says Matt Rose, and there will be another. “They always go in pairs,” he said today. With hints like...
BNSF cautions against CP’s takeover of NS
(Source: Financial Times, December 10, 2015) NEW YORK — North American railroads could face a wave of mergers that are detrimental to customers if regulators approve efforts by Canadian Pacific to take over Norfolk Southern, the executive chairman of the US’s...
Boston commuter train covers 5 miles without operator
(Source: CNN, December 10, 2015) BOSTON — A Boston area-commuter train carrying about 50 passengers -- but no operator -- coasted through several stations after power to a third rail was cut off once officials realized no one was at the controls, authorities said...
Decision to close North Carolina MillerCoors brewery draws scrutiny at Senate antitrust hearing
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing yesterday, concerns were raised about the recent decision by MillerCoors to close its Eden, N.C., brewery by the end of 2016. The...
BNSF honors military families with holiday train rides
(Source: BNSF press release, December 9, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s annual Holiday Express, which pays tribute to members of the U.S. military and their families, made its final stop in Nebraska earlier this week. During the five-day long train trip,...
Amtrak service between Portland and Vancouver expected to be restored today
(Source: The Oregonian, December 9, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — Amtrak passenger rail service is expected to be restored Thursday after high water suspended regular service between Portland and Vancouver. Full story: The Oregonian
New York state completes latest round of oil train tank car, track inspections
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 9, 2015) New York State's latest round of targeted crude-oil tank car and rail inspections uncovered more than 40 tank car and rail defects across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Full story: Progressive...
Ontario bills CN $350,000 for Gogama derailment cleanup
(Source: CBC News, December 8, 2015) SUDBURY — The provincial government is billing CN Rail $350,000 for clean-up assistance at the sites of two train derailments near Gogama. Full story: CBC News
Canadian crude by rail shipments rebound to 116,000 barrels per day in 3Q 2015
(Source: Calgary Herald, November 25, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian crude-by-rail exports rebounded in the third quarter to 116,000 barrels per day from 84,000 bpd in the second quarter as wider light-heavy price differentials improved rail’s economics, according...
Editorial: Transportation bill would move Amtrak in right direction
(Source: Editorial in the Washington Post, December 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — DEEP IN the transportation bill Congress passed last week is a seemingly small but possibly critical change in funding for Amtrak, the country’s national passenger rail service. Lawmakers...
Contortions make rail deal a tough sell for William Ackman
(Source: New York Times, December 8, 2015) NEW YORK — William A. Ackman’s convoluted North American rail merger is a tough sell. Canadian Pacific revised its offer for the American railway operator Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to include an interim trust structure and...
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