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9 reasons we might spend $40 billion to expand mass transit across the Hudson
(Source: www.nj.com, May 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Trans-Hudson commuting capacity must be expanded as soon as possible despite projected costs totaling $40 billion or more. Full story: www.nj.com
NJ Port Authority chairman pledges to back Amtrak’s Hudson River tunnel project
(Source: Bergen Record, May 7, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Port Authority will “step up to the plate” to help design, fund and build new train tunnels under the Hudson River, its chairman said Thursday, a sudden change in policy for the bi-state agency, which has...
AAR: April 2015 monthly carload traffic down 5.3 percent compared to April 2014
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, may 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for April 2015 and the first four months of 2015. Carload traffic in April...
Contractor says California bullet train project to start
(Source: Bloomberg, May 8, 2015) LOS ANGELES — Large-scale construction on a high-speed train linking California’s major cities will begin in June, the contractor in charge of the $68 billion project said. Full story: Bloomberg
NTSB investigator says BNSF employees found broken tanker car wheel at site of Heimdal derailment
(Source: KFYR-TV, May 7, 2015) HEIMDAL, N.D. — An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board reports Burlington Northern Santa Fe employees found fragments of a tanker car wheel near the site of Wednesday's train derailment near Heimdal. Full story:...
Obama Administration urges fast action on new Hudson River rail tunnels
(Source: New York Times, May 7, 2015) NEW YORK — A top transportation official from the Obama administration pleaded with transportation officials from throughout the metropolitan area to pull together on a plan to build new rail tunnels under the Hudson River before...
$1 billion loan approved to install PTC at Metro-North, LIRR
(Source: Hartford Courant, May 7, 2015) HARTFORD, Conn. — Rail safety advocates in Connecticut and New York have been pressing to make Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road early users of positive train control. This week, the railroads' parent operation, the...
Latest oil train derailment raises new questions about volatility, safety
(Source: Longview News-Journal, May 6, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A train that derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in rural North Dakota was hauling crude from the state's oil patch, raising questions about whether new state standards intended to reduce the...
Oil company: Crude in Heimdal derailment had been treated to reduce volatility; Train traveling at 24 mph at time of derailment
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A shipment of oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility -- a move that state officials suggested could have reduced the severity of the accident but...
Tornado derails UP rail cars in south-central Nebraska
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2015) ROSELAND, Neb. — Officials in south-central Nebraska scrambled Wednesday to check on residents after a number of tornadoes hit the area. Union Pacific rail cars toppled off a track between Highways 4 and 5. A Union Pacific...
BNSF drove up income, drove down operating ratio in 1Q 2015
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 5, 2015) Despite a significant drop in consumer products traffic due to heavy congestion at West Coast ports, BNSF Railway Co. ramped up income and ratcheted up revenue in the first quarter. The Class I's net income soared 44...
Despite new DOT rules, N.J. officials to seek more safety measures for oil trains
(Source: Bergen Record, May 5, 2015) TEANECK, N.J. — Four days after federal transportation officials published rules requiring safety improvements to the trains that carry volatile crude oil throughout the United States and Canada, officials in Teaneck held a press...
Crude by rail shipments to eastern refineries hit new high in February
(Source: State Impact, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail shipments of crude oil accounted for more than half of the input to U.S. East Coast refineries in February, their highest level ever, displacing some imports, according to new data from the U.S. Energy...
Union Pacific plans to invest $4.2 billion in infrastructure projects
(Source: Railway Age, May 5, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Railroad plans to invest $4.2 billion capital dollars in its network this year, following investments totaling more than $31 billion from 2005-2014. These investments contributed to a 38% decrease in...
Federal court approves EEOC subpoena in investigation of Union Pacific
(Source: JD Supra, May 6, 2015) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — A federal judge has approved a subpoena allowing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to proceed with its class-wide race discrimination investigation of Union Pacific Railroad, the federal agency...
Hoffa statement on Sen. Reid delaying fast track
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announcing he will not allow the chamber to...
BNSF gets FAA approval for drone test flights
(Source: Bloomberg, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BSNF Railway Co., owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, will be among the first companies to operate a commercial drone over hundreds of miles in a U.S. research program to test the safety of pilot-less...
FRA issues $967.1 million loan to MTA for installation of PTC at LIRR, Metro-North
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan...
Emergency crews better-trained, but oil train fires overwhelm
(Source: www.inforum.com, May 7, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — Local fire chiefs say their crews are better-prepared for a fiery train derailment since the 2013 accident near Casselton—but also said oil train fires are too intense to fight. The issue of the safety of hauling...
Wet grass may have helped prevent Heimdal oil train fire from spreading, firefighters say
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, May 6, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — Four oil tanker cars, carrying Bakken crude oil, remained burning Wednesday after a fiery train derailment at 7:30 a.m. prompted the evacuation of a small Wells County town near the site of the blaze. Emergency...
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