Rail Industry News
CP Rail cuts spending in wake of crude oil plunge
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 10, 2015) TORONTO — After a plunge in prices for crude oil, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is scaling back spending on its rail network. Full story: Globe and Mail
CN reports increased grain export levels during first half of 2014-15 crop year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2015) CN Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau announced yesterday that the railroad has exported approximately 18 percent more grain during the first half of the 2014-15 crop year than it had during the same period in...
BNSF plans $339 million in capital improvements in Illinois
(Source: The Register Mail, February 10, 2015) GALESBURG, Ill. — BNSF Railway on Tuesday announced that it is investing $339 million this year to improve and expand Illinois railroads, and while the major projects aren’t in Galesburg, a spokesman said the city will...
DOT Secretary Foxx, Rep. Shuster to host Twitter Town Hall
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2015) U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will jointly host a bipartisan Twitter "Town Hall" session on February 11 to discuss the...
Videos show Via Rail terrorism suspects scoping out location for attack
(Source: Toronto Star, February 9, 2015) TORONTO — As a Via Rail train passed dangerously close to three men plotting the best way to cause it to careen off the tracks, Raed Jaser allegedly said: “That’s the target.” Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier are now on trial in a...
Snowfall in New England causes delays, cancellations for Amtrak trains
(Source: Associated Press, February 10, 2015) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Amtrak says it is operating on a modified schedule in New England because of the recent snowfall in the region. Full story: Greenfield Daily Reporter
After day off, MBTA rail service resumes
(Source: Boston.com, February 10, 2015) BOSTON — MBTA rail service will resume Wednesday on a modified schedule, and Boston Public Schools will reopen. The city’s parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. Wednesday as well, Mayor Marty Walsh announced in a Tuesday...
Second attempt at Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act launched in U.S. House
(Source: Railway Age, February 10, 2015) NEW YORK — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has introduced H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA). The bill, identical to legislation introduced in 2014 by T&I, is described...
The other train accident victims: Rail workers who face PTSD and depression
(Source: Newsweek, February 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the conversation after deadly transit accidents tends to focus on the passengers, transit workers often deal with unique forms of trauma. John Tolman, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive...
Teamsters give CP Rail 72-hour strike notice
(Source: CBC News, February 10, 2015) OTTAWA — Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has given Canadian Pacific Railway 72-hour strike notice, meaning 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors and other train workers could walk off the job midnight on Saturday. Full story:...
SEPTA, BLET dispute work rules
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA managers and Regional Rail workers differed sharply Tuesday on the possible safety effects if SEPTA is permitted to avoid requirements of a federal rule designed to limit fatigue. SEPTA wants the...
BLET engineers fear impact of long hours at SEPTA
(Source: Metro, February 10, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — On February 10, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) held a hearing on whether to extend a safety waiver that SEPTA was granted in October 2012. The waiver lets the agency put engineers on 14-hour, six-day work...
Amtrak Train Days to celebrate reasons to ride
(Source: Amtrak press release, February 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2015, America's Railroad® is launching Amtrak Train Days (ATD) to celebrate with local communities why trains matter and reasons to ride. Due to the past success of the "National Train Day", Amtrak...
UP’s Chief Accounting Officer sells $310,000 in company stock
(Source: InterCooler, February 10, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific CAO Jeffrey P. Totusek sold 2,536 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.25, for a total value of...
Officials seek to prevent more train crossing collisions
(Source: The Journal News, February 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Although collisions at crossings have declined nationally over the past decade, the drop hasn't been nearly as marked in New York, according to Federal Railroad Administration data. In total, 63 people have died...
Lac-Megantic cleanup companies still waiting to get paid
(Source: CBC News, February 9, 2015) MONTREAL — More than a year and a half after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, several environmental emergency companies say they are still awaiting compensation from the Quebec government. Full story: www.cbc.ca
CP Rail calls for government to end to cap on grain shipping fees
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 7, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is calling for an end to a government-imposed limit on revenues the country’s two major railroads can make hauling grain in Western Canada, a measure designed to protect farmers from...
In Canada, farmers and government brace for possible rail trouble
(Source: Canadian Press, February 10, 2015) OTTAWA — Mere weeks after a report worried about the slow pace of hauling grain off the Prairies, shippers in Saskatchewan are bracing for the possibility of a labour disruption involving Canadian Pacific Railway engineers...
Minnesota governor presses railroads to pay more taxes
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, February 10, 2015) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton wants railroads to pay significantly higher property taxes to help offset the cost of improvements throughout the state. Full story: www.mprnews.org
Oil by rail economics suffers amid narrowing spreads
(Source: Financial Post, February 9, 2015) OTTAWA — Rail was seen as a lifeline for Canadian oil producers in the absence of new pipelines, but narrowing spreads between Canadian oil and global benchmarks in recent months is turning the business model uneconomic in an...
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