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Berkshire discloses $1 billion price tag for GE railroad assets
(Source: Bloomberg, November 6, 2015) NEW YORK — Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett and owns the BNSF Railway, said the price for the railroad assets it agreed to buy from General Electric Co. in September was about...
‘I don’t trust them,’ conductor tells Metro North crash jury
(Source: The Journal News, November 10, 2015) NEW YORK — An assistant conductor aboard the Metro-North train that crashed in the Bronx almost two years ago testified Tuesday she felt “betrayed” upon learning the commuter rail failed to employ backup safety devices...
Hoffa: TPP a punch to the gut of U.S. workers
(Source: Opinion column by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa published in the Detroit News, November 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The much-awaited text of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was finally released for public consumption last week. But...
Keystone rejection expected to spur more crude by rail shipments into U.S.
(Source: Calgary Herald, November 9, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline will complicate and add cost to getting western Canadian oil to U.S. markets but it isn’t expected to actually prevent any shipments reaching south of the border,...
CP Rail says broken rail caused oil train derailment in Watertown
(Source: Associated Press, November 11, 2015) WATERTOWN, Wisc. — Canadian Pacific Railway says a broken rail caused an oil train derailment in southeastern Wisconsin last weekend. The railroad said Wednesday the defect was not visible to the naked eye. Full story:...
Sen. Baldwin, FRA’s Feinberg to visit site of BNSF oil train derailment in Alma, Wisc.
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, November 11, 2015) LaCROSSE, Wisc. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and the head of the Federal Railroad Administration are expected to meet with local officials and first responders Thursday in Alma at the site of one of two Wisconsin derailments...
SEPTA buying 13 new locomotives for $113 million
(Source: Philadelphia Magazine, November 11, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA announced today it has formally awarded Siemens a $113 million contract to build 13 new locomotives, for delivery in 2018. The sleek new SEPTA ACS-64 locomotives are similar to those Amtrak...
Report questions safety of rusting, crumbling railroad bridges
(Source: Washington Post, November 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a weekend in which two freight trains derailed, spilling their contents, an advocacy group’s report released Tuesday says bridges that carry dozens of those types of trains each day are in dangerous...
CP Rail’s proposed takeover of NS would face scrutiny from shippers, U.S. and Canadian regulators
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 11, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s reported plan to create the largest railway in North America with an offer for Norfolk Southern Corp. would face a lengthy review process that could pit the company against shippers...
OSHA publishes final rule for handling retaliation complaints from workers in railroad and public transportation industries
(Source: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, November 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule establishing procedures and time frames for...
Corporation to oversee new Hudson rail tunnel, with U.S. and Amtrak financing half
(Source: New York Times, November 11, 2015) NEW YORK — Federal and state officials announced an agreement on Wednesday to create a corporation within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to oversee long-awaited plans to build a new rail tunnel under the...
Pueblo seeks Southwest Chief stop as Amtrak line’s future is secured
(Source: Denver Post, November 11, 2015) PUEBLO, Colo. — Now that community leaders in Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico have secured Amtrak's Southwest Chief route through Colorado, civic and social leaders in this industrial town hope they too can cash in on the...
CSX expects slight decline in 4Q 2015 earnings
(Source: Marketwatch, November 10, 2015) NEW YORK — Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter per-share earnings to decline slightly from the same period a year ago, hurt by continued headwinds in the energy market. Full story: Marketwatch
Bobby Bonds, Operation RedBlock founder, 1953-2015
(Source: Railway Age, November 10, 2015) NEW YORK — Robert “Bobby” Bonds, 61, of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., founder of Operation RedBlock, the internationally recognized substance abuse prevention and intervention program for railroad employees, died at his home Oct. 29, 2015...
NYC to DC in 1 hour? It could happen if maglev train maker gets its way
(Source: www.nj.com, November 10, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — New York City to Washington D.C. in under an hour? That's what one U.S. train maker hopes to bring to the East Coast by utilizing the technology from Japan's magnetic bullet trains. Full story: www.nj.com
Teamsters applaud Senate motion to keep double 33-foot trailers off the road
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate today scored a victory for highway safety by passing a motion by a 56-31 margin, which instructs Senate negotiators of a long-term highway bill to oppose...
BNSF tracks returned to service in Wisconsin; Ethanol cleanup continues
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, November 10, 2015) ALMA, Wisc. — Train traffic resumed Tuesday morning on BNSF Railway tracks through western Wisconsin as crews continue cleanup of about 20,000 gallons of ethanol spilled into Mississippi River backwaters when a freight...
Wisconsin lawmakers introduce rail safety bill in wake to two derailments
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, November 11, 2015) LaCROSSE, Wisc. — Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced new rail safety legislation after a weekend during which two trains derailed about 200 miles apart in the state, spilling oil and chemicals. Full story: LaCrosse...
Minneapolis resolution seeks better railroad communication
(Source: The Dickinson Press, November 10, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Three Minneapolis City Council members introduced a resolution Tuesday calling for railroads hauling hazardous materials, such as crude oil, to improve communications with the city Full story: The...
Study: Heavy oil trains risky for aging railroad bridges
(Source: Albany Times Union, November 10, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Five aging railroad bridges in New York — including a bridge over the Normans Kill in Albany County — are part of a nationwide study of aging bridges at risk from the pounding being given by massive oil...
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