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Hoffa: Despite deal, resistance to TPP grows in all corners
(Source: Opinion column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, October 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We know a bad deal when we see one, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) just announced in Atlanta sure looks like one. Hundreds of Teamsters were joined in...
All injured in Vermont Amtrak crash out of the hospital; cleanup underway
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2015) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The head of Amtrak says all those injured when a passenger train hit a rock in Vermont are out of the hospital. The Vermont governor's office says about 900 gallons of diesel fuel remains unaccounted for...
Could rock fence have prevented Vermont Amtrak crash?
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2015) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Special fences protect railroad tracks from rock slides in some parts of the country, but the head of Amtrak said Tuesday it’s unclear if the mechanisms could have prevented a derailment that injured seven...
BNSF nears completion of double track of LA-Chicago rail line
(Source: Bloomberg, October 6, 2015) LOS ANGELES — After this year, BNSF Railway Co. will be more than 99 percent finished with a second, parallel line to its 2,200-mile (3,500-kilometer) Los Angeles-to-Chicago route. Doubling up will create a rail superhighway...
Amtrak tells Congress it will suspend service outside of Northeast Corridor if PTC deadline is not extended
(Source: Reuters, October 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of Amtrak warned Congress that some passenger rail service outside the Northeast corridor will be suspended if lawmakers don't extend a deadline at the end of the year for railroads to install safety...
KCS launches new customer-driven website
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, October 5, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) has launched a new and improved www.kcsouthern.com for The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) and Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM)....
U.S. oil train flux means no retrofit bonanza for tank car makers
(Source: Reuters, October 6, 2015) NEW YORK — When U.S. regulators adopted new rules last May to make hauling crude by rail safer, shippers anticipated relatively moderate costs and adjustments while rail tank car makers geared up for a retrofitting bonanza. It has...
President Obama withdraws nomination of ex-MBTA head to NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2015) BOSTON — President Barack Obama has withdrawn the nomination of Boston’s former public transit head to the National Transportation Safety Board. Full story: Boston.com
Co-pilot lands plan safely after pilot dies in cockpit on Phoenix-Boston flight
(Source: CNN, October 6, 2015) NEW YORK — Medical emergencies are rare, but hardly unprecedented in commercial flights. It's far less common when they involve the plane's pilot -- and that pilot dies. That's what happened Monday on an American Airlines flight between...
California high-speed rail agency to discuss private investment plans
(Source: Fresno Bee, October 5, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Industry ideas on developing the first operational stage of California’s bullet train through the San Joaquin Valley will be among the highlights of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s meeting Tuesday in...
Floods disrupting freight rail service in South Carolina
(Source: Post and Courier, October 5, 2015) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Charleston region’s two major rail carriers, Norfolk Southern and CSX, suffered track damage from the weekend floods, triggering temporary service outages. Full story: Post and Courier
Hoffa: Tenuous TPP agreement ignores everyday Americans
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to trade officials reaching an agreement on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific...
Vermont route where Amtrak train derailed exempt from PTC mandate
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Vermonter derailed Monday on along a stretch of track that will be exempt from a Dec. 31 congressional deadline to install a system to prevent trains from colliding. The Vermonter is among...
Seven injured in Vermont Amtrak derailment; Crew member airlifted to hospital
(Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2015) BARRE, Vt. — Federal investigators are back at work probing the derailment of a Washington, D.C.-bound Amtrak train that derailed after hitting rocks in Vermont, sending two cars down an embankment and injuring seven people....
CSX’s offer opens the door to commuter rail in Tampa Bay
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, October 4, 2015) TAMPA, Fla. — There are 97 miles of railroad track connecting the downtowns of Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa. The steel grating links Tampa International Airport to the University of South Florida, stretches across...
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: Who is Sarah Feinberg?
(Source: All Gov, October 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sarah E. Feinberg, who has been acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) since the beginning of 2015, was named to fill the post on a permanent basis by President Barack Obama on May 29,...
CSX locomotive partially derails after hitting debris in Lynchburg
(Source: The News & Advance, October 4, 2015) LYNCHBURG, Va. — A CSX train carrying empty crude oil cars partially derailed around 3 a.m. Sunday near 7th Street in Lynchburg, according to a company spokeswoman. Full story: The News & Advance
Amid federal inquiry, NJ Transit chairman to resign
(Source: Asbury Park Press, October 2, 2015) TRENTON — Jamie Fox is resigning as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation and intends to return to the private sector by the end of the month, he announced on Friday evening. Full story: Asbury Park...
Canada’s Green Party takes aim at remote control locomotives in urban areas
(Source: Montreal Gazette, October 1, 2015) MONTREAL — The train track in St-Henri is an example of how lax rules governing railway operations could lead to a disaster, said Daniel Green, the Green Party candidate for the Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest –Île-des-Soeurs...
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is reached
(Source: New York Times, October 5, 2015) ATLANTA — Its full 30-chapter text will not be available for perhaps a month, but labor unions, environmentalists and liberal activists are poised to argue that the agreement favors big business over workers and environmental...
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