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President Obama talks oil train safety in Oregon television interview
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — President Barack Obama said the federal government plans to strengthen regulations regarding oil train safety. Full story: www.newsok.com
Details emerge on Metrolink crash; Engineer had 42 years on the job
(Source: Ventura County Star, February 26, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — The engineer on the commuter train that crashed in Oxnard this week has 42 years of experience and is first on Metrolink’s seniority list, officials said. Full story: Ventura County Star
Lawyer: Truck driver did ‘all he could’ before Metrolink crash
(Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 26, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — The driver of a pickup truck that a Southern California commuter train smashed into at a railroad crossing did "all he could" to free the vehicle from the tracks and then ran for help before the crash...
No charges yet for pickup driver in Metrolink train crash ‘mistake’
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine why a pickup truck driver mistakenly turned onto railroad tracks before a crash that derailed a California commuter train, and prosecutors said they would...
BNSF to make capital improvements in Oklahoma
(Source: Tulsa World, February 25, 2015) TULSA, Okla. — BNSF Railway Co. plans to spend $118 million on capital projects on its Tulsa yard and tracks statewide this year, the company announced Wednesday. Full story: Tulsa World
BNSF plans capital improvements for Montana
(Source: Prairie Star, February 25, 2015) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations in Montana will be an estimated $124 million for rail maintenance and capacity improvement projects. Unlike...
MBTA, Keolis shake up leadership
(Source: Boston Globe, February 26, 2015) BOSTON, Mass. — Under fire for weeks of poor performance, the French company that runs the MBTA’s commuter rail system has replaced the general manager of its Boston operation — the second major management change this month...
State lawmaker’s bill would likely halt Texas high-speed rail plans
(Source: Texas Tribune, February 25, 2015) AUSTIN, Texas — A lawmaker whose district sits near the proposed route for a planned bullet train connecting Houston and Dallas filed a bill Wednesday that could stop the project in its tracks. Full story: Fort Worth...
Kansas City Southern EVP sells $501,060 in company stock
(Source: Dakota Financial News, February 26, 2015) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern EVP Warren K. Erdman sold 4,200 shares of Kansas City Southern stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24. The shares were sold at an average price...
Siemens looks to wow Sacramento with high-speed rail demo
(Source: News 10, February 25, 2015) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's a $1 billion contract up in the air for California's high-speed rail project -- and Siemens is looking to win it. The German engineering company is exhibiting one of its high-speed train cars in front...
Operation Lifesaver urges drives to use caution at all highway-rail grade crossings
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, February 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent high-profile grade crossing collisions in Oxnard, Calif. and Valhalla, N.Y. highlight the need for all drivers to use caution at every highway-rail grade crossing, a national...
Railroads, big oil move to ease fears over crude shipments
(Source: KQED, February 24, 2015) SACRAMENTO — In a rare move Tuesday in Sacramento, officials with California’s two major railroads, Union Pacific and BNSF, held a media briefing explaining safety measures ranging from computerized stability controls to special foam...
TSB compares CN’s Gogama derailment to Lac Megantic disaster
(Source: Transportation Safety Board press release, February 24, 2015) SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario — On 14 February 2015, a Canadian National (CN) crude oil unit train was proceeding eastward on CN's Ruel Subdivision near Gogama, Ontario. At about 23:50, while...
A hard look at the risks of transporting oil on rail tanker cars
(Source: National Public Radio, February 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marcus Stern has spent the past year investigating the practice. Recent accidents in Canada and U.S. show that the cars aren't built for carrying so much oil, he says, and tracks are deteriorating....
Opinion: North America’s rail safety measures remain inadequate
(Source: Montreal Gazette opinion column by Mark Winfield, February 25, 2015) MONTREAL — Many larger questions about the Lac-Mégantic disaster remain unanswered and unaddressed. The failure of North American railway regulators to respond to the risks associated with...
Hoffa: Port driver efforts show the long, hard fight for justice
(Source: Huffington Post opinion column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, February 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the last 18 months, port truck drivers at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have dramatically escalated their decades-long...
Teamsters Canada rail traffic controllers ratify new collective agreement with CN
(Source: CN press release, February 25, 2015) MONTREAL — CN announced today that members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers union have ratified a new labour agreement. The four-year agreement covers approximately 180 rail traffic...
Plan to bridge dangerous Metrolink crossing stalled by lack of money
(Source: Los Angeles times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — A proposed $30-million to $35-million grade separation project that would have prevented Tuesday's crash of a Metrolink commuter train in Oxnard has been delayed for years by a lack of money, officials said...
Oxnard train derailment still a mystery to investigators
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — It was dark early Tuesday morning when Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez drove his truck along a narrow road that parallels train tracks in the farmlands of Oxnard. Full story: Los Angeles Times
Metrolink train crash: Engineer ‘touch and go,’ heart stopped twice
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The train operator severely injured in Tuesday's Metrolink crash is clinging to life after his heart stopped twice on Wednesday. A day after the commuter train barreled into a heavy-duty pickup truck in...
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