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Stop signs to be installed at 1,000 Ohio railroad crossings
(Source: Associated Press, November 3, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stop signs are being installed at about 1,000 railroad crossings throughout Ohio that don't have gates or flashing lights. State officials say the stop signs will replace yield signs at those locations...
NJ officials discuss plans to bring NJ Transit trains through unused Bergen, Passaic rail line
(Source: The Record, October 30, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Two dozen elected Democrats from across New Jersey gathered Friday morning in Paterson to announce a new coalition that will push to bring NJ Transit trains to a rail line through Bergen and Passaic counties...
Norfolk Southern planning to install PTC tower in Snyder Township, Pa.
(Source: Altoona Mirror, November 3, 2015) ALTOONA, Pa. — Plans by the Norfolk Southern Corp. to install positive train control components through its 22-state network include a 63-foot tower in Snyder Township, planning documents show. Full story: Altoona Mirror
Editorial: Efforts to save Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pick up steam
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain editorial, November 2, 2015) PUEBLO, Colo. — The multistate and bipartisan effort to save our region’s passenger service has been nothing short of miraculous. Thank you to everyone who has devoted their time and financial resources to ensure...
Teamsters expand shopper education at Safeway stores in Maryland, Washington, D.C.
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union expanded its protests yesterday to five more Safeway stores, after protesting at 12 Washington, D.C., and Maryland stores last weekend. The...
MBTA board approves funding for PTC installation
(Source: Boston Globe, November 3, 2015) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to spend an estimated $451.3 million to install technology meant to prevent accidents such as the Amtrak derailment that killed eight people in Philadelphia in May....
This animated video makes the case for Hudson rail tunnels
(Source: www.nj.com, November 2, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — The campaign to boost support for the proposed Gateway trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnel has been animated — literally — by a short video produced by the Regional Plan Association, a Manhattan-based non-profit...
Aborted Hudson rail tunnel project could benefit new effort
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2015) NEW YORK — A Hudson River rail tunnel project that cost New Jersey millions of dollars and ignited a political firestorm when it was canceled five years ago could wind up benefiting a similar effort that is in its early...
Canadian Pacific launches criminal probe into Montreal derailment
(Source: Canadian Press, October 30, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific is heading a criminal investigation with the Montreal police into a trail derailment that occurred in Montreal on Thursday, October 29. A spokesman for CP says preliminary results of the company's...
Railroads serving East Tennessee turning to chemicals as coal revenues fall
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, November 1, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of rail tank cars roll through the cities, suburbs and rural areas of East Tennessee day and night, moving chemicals and energy products desperately needed by a variety of industries that...
Shale oil by rail expands despite lack of spill response preparedness
(Source: DeSmog Blog, November 1, 2015) NEW YORK — Large oil spills resulting in dangerous fires and explosions that make quick response impossible — and yet response plans are still practically non-existent. It would seem like a recipe for disaster. Full story:...
Opinion: Dayton’s angry letter highlights missed opportunity to improve oil train safety
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 30, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS — Railroads, with the help of mostly Republican legislative allies, handily derailed Gov. Mark Dayton’s ambitious oil-train safety initiative last session — a package that would have assessed the state’s...
Sen. Booker says Hudson tunnel closings increasingly possible
(Source: Bloomberg, October 30, 2015) NEW YORK — Century-old rail tunnels between Manhattan and New Jersey increasingly are at risk of becoming unusable before the $20 billion Gateway project that would construct new ones is funded, U.S. Senator Cory Booker said. Full...
Metrolink trains may run with PTC by end of the year
(Source: Orange County Register, October 31, 2015) SANTA ANA, Calif. — Metrolink commuter trains running from Anaheim to Riverside and from Riverside through Buena Park aren’t up and running with a new federally mandated collision-avoidance technology, but they might...
Editorial: Despite urgent need to improve rail safety, PTC measure delayed
(Source: Record-Journal, November 1, 2015) MERIDEN, Conn. — Back in May, an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people. In February, a Metro-North train derailed north of New York City, leaving six dead. In December 2013, another Metro-North train...
Editorial: Congress grants maddening pass on Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, November 1, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — The U.S. House may have a lot on its plate, with the election of a new speaker and fending off critical government shutdown deadlines. But never underestimate the power of Congress to move fast to do the bidding of...
Photo gallery: Early railroad trestles created a vast and handsome network across America
(Source: Mashable, October 30, 2015) NEW YORK — As railroads spread westward across the United States in the 19th century, engineers had to contend with uneven, loose and rugged terrain. Because an undermined rail could lead to a literal trainwreck, tracks had to be...
Court upholds restraining order against N.D. city commissioner who threatened rail workers
(Source: Bowman County Pioneer, October 29, 2015) BOWMAN, N.D. — Judge William Herauf signed an order that extended BNSF Railway Co.’s restraining order against Scott Luvass by 6 months, following an incident that occurred between Luvaas and BNSF employees on Oct. 7....
CSX begins clearing site for Pittsburgh intermodal terminal
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 30, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Plans for a $60 million intermodal facility to be built on the 70-acre site of the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie (P&LE) railroad yard were announced in October 2013 and site preparation began...
NJ Transit rail projects on drawing board but questions remain on money
(Source: www.nj.com, October 29, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — The proposed Gateway Tunnel under the Hudson River has been called the most important transit project in the region, but does the magnitude of that project mean other projects are off the table? Not necessarily,...
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