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Christie’s 2016 presidential bid dogged by cancellation of NYC rail tunnel
(Source: The Hill, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As he runs for president in 2016, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is being dogged by a decision early in his gubernatorial term to cancel construction of a rail tunnel between his state and New York City. Full...
Man who lost legs warns of train dangers
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 5, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a cool October night in 2012, time stopped for Mark Kalina Jr. as he found himself underneath a train. “It felt like hours till the train passed over, and I rolled over and saw my left leg was cut off,”...
New Jersey rail misery to last years even if tunnel money is found
(Source: Bloomberg, August 6, 2015) NEW YORK — For six days in July, equipment failures forced New Jersey Transit trains to share a single Hudson River tunnel, delaying Manhattan commuters as long as 90 minutes. Such disruptions will mount even if Amtrak, the national...
Berkshire Hathaway’s BNSF seems to pull its own weight
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 6, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — The “most important” Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary that isn’t an insurance company is likely to have performed better than its rival in the second quarter. BNSF Railway second-quarter freight volumes probably...
Teamsters laud SEC decision making CEO, employee wage gap public
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a victory for corporate disclosure, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today completed the CEO pay ratio rule required under the five-year-old Dodd-Frank...
Second group of industrial cleanup workers joins Teamsters Local 107
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second time in four months, workers at a Philadelphia industrial cleanup company have joined Teamsters Local 107. On August 3, 2015, technicians at PSC Industrial...
Amtrak offering walk-up bike service during Va. cycling tour
(Source: Free Lance-Star, August 5, 2015) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Amtrak and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will be offering walk-up bike service at select stations from Philadelphia to Richmond in conjunction with the 2015 UCI Road World...
Miami-Orlando passenger train service could get $1.75 billion boost
(Source: Miami Herald, August 4, 2015) MIAMI — All Aboard Florida, a planned inter-city passenger train system that would connect downtown Miami to Orlando, could receive a crucial approval Wednesday to issue $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds in order to finance a...
Highway bill delay stalls Amtrak crash victim relief effort
(Source: The Hill, August 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bid to increase the amount that Amtrak can be sued for in the wake of a deadly train crash near Philadelphia has been stalled by the gridlock in Congress over highway funding. A six-year transportation-funding...
KCS increases capacity with new intermodal terminal in Wylie, Texas
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, July 30, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) celebrated the dedication of its new, state-of-the-art intermodal terminal in Wylie, Texas with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local public officials. After 12...
Six members of Congress ride North Dakota rails to take closer look at Bakken oil shipping
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, August 3, 2015) WILLISTON, N.D. — As six members of Congress rode the rails in northwest North Dakota on Monday to learn more about how Bakken crude is produced and transported, the topic hit especially close to home for one in the group....
EPA: Plan to build oil by rail terminal in Vancouver doesn’t pass muster, permit should be withheld
(Source: Associated Press, August 4, 2015) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Environmentalists opposed to the construction of the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal on the Columbia River in Vancouver say it could be a “game-changer” that two federal agencies have recently...
California high-speed rail agency seeks consultant for Bay to Valley studies
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 4, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority is looking for consultants to help it secure the environmental clearances it needs for its rail sections between San Francisco and the central San Joaquin Valley. And it has...
How much money do railroads need?
(Source: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, August 3, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of freight rail customers says it’s time for the Surface Transportation Board to change the way it looks at the industry’s bottom line so they can get a fairer...
Teamsters and coalition of unions reach tentative agreement with American Red Cross
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After several months of serious negotiations, the Teamsters, as part of a union coalition, have come to a tentative agreement for members working at American Red Cross....
Unions, NJ Transit remain far apart in negotiations
(Source: Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has offered its unionized rail workers a 10-percent pay increase over 7.5 years, according to a summary released by a coalition of union groups. But that raise would be offset by a big increase...
Editorial: New Jersey residents deserve info about oil train movements
(Source: Editorial in the Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The sketchy information New Jersey residents have found out about the trains has been put together only from data released by other states. The thousands of people living near where the oil...
Trial date set in lawsuit over California high-speed rail plans
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 3, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — A trial date has finally been set in Kings County’s long-running lawsuit challenging whether California’s high-speed train project complies with the 2008 bond act for the system. Full story: Fresno Bee
Study: Washington state’s short line railroads are important, but not up to modern standards
(Source: Washington State University press release, July 30, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than half of Washington’s short-line rail miles aren’t up to modern standards, a recent study found. The evaluation was done by the Washington State Department of Transportation...
Money for victims of Amtrak train 188 is stuck in limbo
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 2015) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A plan to help the victims of the Amtrak Train 188 derailment will be stuck in limbo for weeks - maybe months - as Congress heads to its summer break, leaving open the question of how much money could...
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