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Landslide continues to disrupt Amtrak service between Seattle, Portland
(Source: KPTV, November 16, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — A landslide over the weekend closed a section of railroad track that carries Amtrak trains between Seattle and Portland. Full story: KPTV
California high-speed rail board meets Tuesday in Fresno
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 16, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Plans for a Y-shaped junction for bullet-train tracks near Chowchilla and for an alternative route and tracks in Bakersfield will be up for discussion when the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meets...
Feds looking at six potential Dallas-Houston bullet train routes
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 12, 2015) DALLAS — The Federal Railroad Administration will consider six potential alignments of a planned bullet train between Dallas and Houston, according to a report released this week. Texas Central Partners, the company...
Metro-North worker settles suit over 2013 crash just before jury would have awarded her $3.4 million
(Source: New York Daily News, November 17, 2015) NEW YORK — An assistant conductor with Metro-North who sued the agency after suffering permanent injuries in a 2013 crash settled for an unknown amount Monday — moments before a jury would have given her $3.4 million in...
Relief for Amtrak train 188 crash victims stuck in Congress
(Source: USA Today, November 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Relief for victims of the catastrophic Amtrak crash that killed eight people and injured scores of others is tied up in Congress as lawmakers wrangle over a provision in the federal highway bill that sets how...
Amtrak train 188 crash survivors cope with physical, mental wreckage
(Source: USA Today, November 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three-year-old Jacob Waldman still recognizes his mother, Rachel Jacobs, in pictures, but six months after she was killed in the Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, the toddler and his father, Todd Waldman,...
Paris terror ‘mastermind’ linked to failed France train attacks
(Source: New York Post, November 17, 2015) NEW YORK — The mastermind behind the Paris terror attacks was identified Monday as an ISIS fighter from Belgium who is also tied to the recent failed attack on a high-speed European train and a plot against a French church....
Transportation agencies across the U.S. step up security in wake of Paris attacks
(Source: Washington Post, November 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation agencies in the Washington region — and across the U.S. — are bolstering security following Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, and an Islamic State video released Monday that threatens a...
Six accused in Lac-Megantic derailment plead not guilty to federal charges
(Source: Toronto Star, November 12, 2015) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — A number of accused have pleaded not guilty to federal charges laid in connection with the 2013 Lac-Megantic train derailment. The accused are all former employees of now-defunct Montreal, Maine and...
No Railroad Retirement benefit increase in 2016; Retiree earnings remain the same
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 20, 2015) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will not increase in January 2016 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of last year...
Aboard SEPTA’s wash trains, cleaning leaves from the regional rails
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Water dribbled, a nozzle spun faster, and then, for a few minutes, the trickle became a jet, roaring as it blasted the tracks beneath a train. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
KCS announces results of Holiday Express fundraising campaign
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 12, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its 15th annual Holiday Express will distribute $159,500 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route....
Virginia Museum of Transportation says return of 611 delivered millions in economic boost
(Source: Television station WDBJ, November 12, 2015) ROANOKE, Va. — The return of the 611 steam locomotive thrilled fans and also pumped millions of dollars into the Virginia economy. Full story: www.wdbj7.com
Editorial: Railroad stop signs in Ohio are reasonable safety measure
(Source: Columbus Dispatch editorial, November 12, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A plan to replace yield signs with stop signs at 1,000 railroad crossings across the state appears to be a reasonable effort to improve safety. By requiring drivers to stop, chances are...
Amtrak serving up extra trains for Thanksgiving week
(Source: Detroit Free Press, November 13, 2015) DETROIT, Mich. — Additional trains are being served up for Amtrak riders this Thanksgiving holiday. Full story: Lansing State Journal
Ten dead after test train derails in France
(Source: Sky News, November 14, 2015) PARIS — At least ten people have died and 32 injured after a high-speed train derailed and plunged into a canal in France. The Paris-Strasbourg service was undergoing a trial when it crashed in Eckwersheim near the German border,...
KCS declares quarterly dividend
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 12, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) Board of Directors on November 11, 2015 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The...
FRA announces $10 million TIGER grant for Willmar rail connector and industrial access
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 13, 2015) WILLMAR, Minn. — Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Willmar Rail Connector and Industrial...
UP plans to hike crude oil shipments through Columbia River Gorge
(Source: East Oregonian, November 16, 2015) SALEM, Ore. — The Union Pacific Railroad has given notice that it will increase shipments of Bakken crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge by 3 million gallons or more per month. Full story: East Oregonian
BNSF evaluating drones in New Mexico
(Source: Railway Age, November 13, 2015) NEW YORK — BNSF has tested a UAS (unmanned aerial system, better-known as a drone) supplied by Boeing Co. subsidiary Insitu Inc. in east-central New Mexico, on approximately 132 miles of main line track. Full story: Railway...
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