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ALEC continues push to crush democracy
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elected officials from coast to coast, frustrated by Capitol Hill's lack of action to address the pitifully low U.S. minimum wage, have decided to take the issue on...
How Lincoln’s funeral train car perished in Minnesota
(Source: MPR News, July 6, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — This year marks 150 years since the end of the Civil War and, five days later, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Full story and audio: www.mprnews.org
Locomotive from historic Civil War chase to stay in Atlanta
(Source: Associated Press, July 7, 2015) KENNESAW, Ga. — A Cobb County lawmaker says he won't fight a state agency's ruling that one of the trains involved in The Great Locomotive Chase is owned by the city of Atlanta. Full story: www.seattlepi.com
Amtrak train delayed near Rockford by wheel fire
(Source: Rockford Register-Star, July 7, 2015) HUDSON, Ill. — An Amtrak train arrived at the city’s train station Monday afternoon with its undercarriage on fire. The Hudson fire department said there were three fires on the undercarriage, which were caused by dead...
Protesters urge Gov. Cuomo to ban oil trains from New York
(Source: Albany Times Union, July 6, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — On Monday, between 80 and 100 people, many affiliated with People of Albany United for Safe Energy, rallied in front of the Executive Mansion on Eagle Street in Albany to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ban...
Down 12% in 2015, Canadian Pacific looking for stock to rebound
(Source: Financial Post, July 1, 2015) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has been in a bit of a slump, but the stock could be set to bounce back after falling 12 per cent so far this year. Full story: Financial Post
Tentative plan would keep Amtrak running in Kansas, Missouri
(Source: Associated Press, July 6, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amtrak routes across Kansas and Missouri could keep running under a tentative agreement reached in a dispute over federally required safety systems, officials said Monday. Full story: Topeka...
Editorial: Kansas should fight to keep Amtrak route
(Source: Wichita Eagle editorial, July 6, 2015) WICHITA, Kan. — Though it passes through the state in the dark of night, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is an obvious asset for Kansas communities. As a state without a lot of transportation options especially in many rural...
Work continues at Maryville CSX derailment site; EPA detects chemical in nearby creek
(Source: Television state WATE, July 6, 2015) MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Work continues at the train derailment site in Blount County as CSX says the majority of impacted soil has been removed and the EPA says dissolved acrylonitrile has been detected in surface water in a...
Shipping crude oil by rail: Are the gains worth the risks?
(Source: Fortune magazine, July 2, 2015) NEW YORK — Booms and busts—in every sense—frame the debate over how to move crude. The past five years have seen a dramatic rise in the shipping of crude oil by rail, triggered by rapidly expanding production in both the Bakken...
Illinois legislators want Congress to increase funding for PTC installation
(Source: The Hill, July 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Democrats from Illinois are pushing Congress to increase funding for the installation of a system to automate the nation's trains after a deadly Amtrak crash in May. Full story: The Hill
Lac-Megantic marks somber second anniversary of rail disaster
(Source: Canadian Press, July 6, 2015) LAC MEGANTIC, Quebec — A church bell rang 47 times in Lac-Mégantic on Monday as locals gathered to honour the victims of a rail disaster two years ago that forever changed the Quebec town. Full story: Toronto Star
Historic rail cars leaving Lincoln depot site
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, July 6, 2015) LINCOLN, Neb. — The smell of diesel exhaust and old lumber filled the air as Melvin Anderson carefully moved controls in his excavator, trying not to damage two old Illinois Central Railroad passenger cars. The two cars,...
NS to announce 2Q 2015 earnings on July 27
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 1, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its second-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 27, 2015. Quarterly...
Amtrak’s future in Kansas hinges on satisfying mandate
(Source: Associated Press, July 6, 2015) NEWTON, Kan. — Kansas could lose its Amtrak service unless funding is found to satisfy a federal requirement to install positive train control systems along its lines by the end of the year. Full story: Washington Times
Class-action lawsuits challenge UP’s authority to OK oil pipeline
(Source: Associated Press, July 3, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is facing several lawsuits related to whether a railroad it acquired years ago had the authority to allow an oil pipeline to be built along its tracks in six states and who is entitled to the...
Norfolk Southern seeks to expand intermodal hub at Rickenbacker Airport
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, July 2, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. is planning a $34 million project to expand its transportation hub at Rickenbacker Airport. The company hopes to expand capacity by 40 percent. Full story: Columbus Dispatch
Freight rail accidents fall despite high-profile derailments
(Source: USA Today, July 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite high-profile train derailments in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, railroads remain relatively safe transportation for people and freight, federal statistics show. Full story: USA Today
Union Pacific imposing hefty surcharge on older crude rail cars
(Source: Reuters, July 1, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp will impose a $1,200 per-car surcharge on oil shippers that move crude in older railcars, the company told customers this week, becoming at least the second U.S. railroad to charge extra amid widespread...
Amtrak agrees to court consolidation of all Philadelphia derailment lawsuits
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, July 1, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak officials have joined with the passengers who are suing them in asking that all lawsuits arising from the May derailment be consolidated in federal court in Philadelphia. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
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