Rail Industry News
Railways’ corporate espionage case returns to the courtroom
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 26, 2015) TORONTO — Derek Ackford, a salesman with Canadian National Railway Co., is seated at a glossy wooden table talking on video about how to take business away from rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. by submitting a bid to move...
CSX tracks may be route to Tampa’s commuter rail future
(Source: Tampa Tribune, October 24, 2015) TAMPA, Fla. — Is the solution to the Tampa Bay area’s mass transit woes already crisscrossing Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties? Full story: Tampa Tribune
Ag rail service gets back on track after delays
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, October 24, 2015) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Rail line improvements and increased grain storage are helping relieve congested train tracks in the Red River Valley, farmers and an agriculture expert said this week Full story: Grand Forks Herald
Teamsters ratify new contract at Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 21, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The Teamsters Union announced today that a majority of its members working as drivers, warehouse workers and in dairy and manufacturing at grocery companies Ralphs, Vons and...
LA Times report: California high-speed rail likely to miss budget and deadline
(Source: Sacramento Bee, October 25, 2015) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's ambitious Los-Angeles-to-San-Francisco high-speed rail project will likely miss its 2022 deadline and go over its $68 billion budget, a newspaper analysis concluded. Full story: Sacramento...
NJ Gov. Christie booted from Amtrak quiet car
(Source: Philadelphia Daily News, October 25, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey Gov. Christie, who has been quiet as a mouse in Republican presidential polls, roared so loudly into his cellphone while sitting in an Amtrak Quiet Car yesterday morning that he was asked to...
Labor unions aren’t just helpful — they might be necessary
(Source: Business Insider, October 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Through boom and bust, the American worker has been faced by two trends over the past few decades: the percentage of workers that are members of labor unions has decreased and the American middle class has slowly...
Two crew members swim to safety after UP locomotive derails in Texas flooding
(Source: Associated Press, October 23, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — A Union Pacific freight train has derailed in flooded North Texas, near Corsicana, where the tracks washed away. Two crewmembers who were on board escaped by swimming to safety. Full story: Forth Worth...
Railroad industry leads in number of corporate whistleblower retaliation
(Source: All Gov, October 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than any other industry, railroads punish whistleblowers, according to the investigative news site FairWarning. Over a period of eight years, railroads were the subject of more than 2,000 retaliation...
RRB News: Disability annuities for railroad employees
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 9, 2015) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Act provides disability annuities for railroaders who become totally or occupationally disabled. Medicare coverage before age 65 is also available for totally...
Amtrak’s Cascades route marks 20 years
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 21, 2015) U.S. and Canadian officials today will hold a ceremony at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, to mark 20 years of Amtrak's Cascades route to Canada. Full story: Progressive Railroading
BNSF sues Whitefish bar for allegedly over-serving woman
(Source: Flathead Beacon, October 22, 2015) KALISPELL, Mont. — BNSF Railway is accusing a Whitefish bar of over-serving a woman who died after stealing and crashing a company truck in September 2013. The railroad is suing Casey’s Bar & Casino in Flathead County...
BNSF files restraining order against city commissioner in South Dakota
(Source: Bowman County Pioneer, October 23, 2015) BOWMAN, North Dakota — A Rhame city commissioner was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday after representatives of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway Co. sought a restraining order against him for disorderly...
Metro-North assures Sen. Blumenthal it has improved rail safety
(Source: Hartford Courant, October 22, 2015) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Concerned that inadequate track maintenance led to the explosive derailment of a CSX oil tanker train in West Virginia in February, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has asked Metro-North to detail how it's...
Gov. Dayton talks to BNSF CEO, orders swifter state inspections of new oil train route
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 22, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday that state rail inspectors would speed inspections of a Willmar-to-Minneapolis line that has seen a marked increase in Bakken oil train traffic. Full story:...
Minnesota governor criticizes BNSF for rerouting oil trains into downtown Minneapolis
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 22, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has told BNSF Railway’s top executive that he is “deeply concerned” about the recent increase in Bakken oil trains on western suburban tracks into downtown Minneapolis, saying...
CP Rail executive says nation’s clean drinking water supply in danger if PTC deadline not extended
(Source: Reuters, October 21, 2015) NEW YORK — According to Keith Creel, chief operating officer of Canadian Pacific Railways, if Congress doesn't pass an extension to a railway-safety bill, the company would be unable to ship materials that help clean the water in...
AAR: Total carloads down 5.9 percent from 2014 for week ending October 17
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 17, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,696...
Union Pacific reports 3Q 2015 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 22, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2015 third quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.50 per diluted share, compared to $1.4 billion, or $1.53 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2014....
Union Pacific 3Q 2015 profit down 5 percent as volume slows
(Source: Associated Press, October 22, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit declined 5 percent because the railroad hauled 6 percent less freight and coal demand remained weak. Full story: Houston Chronicle
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