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SEPTA announces ambitious capital-improvement plan
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 21, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- With new state funding on the way from the recently signed transportation law, SEPTA has switched from doomsday threats to promises of a grand restoration. As part of its plans, the agency is...
South Korean rail strike intensifies
(Source: Wall Street Journal, December 23, 2013) NEW YORK -- A standoff between the South Korean government and railroad workers intensified over the weekend as police forced their way into the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions headquarters to arrest a handful of...
Reporting events that can affect Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 18, 2013) CHICAGO -- Rights to benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act also carry responsibilities for reporting events that may affect the payment of these benefits to the employee or to members of the...
Efforts for Amtrak passenger rail in Shreveport continue
(Source: Shreveport Times, December 19, 2013) SHREVEPORT, La. -- Louisiana’s transportation department announced plans this month to study a potential Amtrak route across north Louisiana, connecting Texas to Mississippi. Similarly, Texas is studying additional stops...
BNSF Chairman Matt Rose appointed to Dallas Fed
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 19, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Rose, who has headed Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe since 2000, was appointed to a three-year term on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. His term starts Jan....
MTA launches new apps for LIRR, Metro-North riders
(Source: ABC 7 New York, December 20, 2013) NEW YORK -- Some new apps may help Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road customers avoid an extra long wait for the train. The MTA announced the first official apps for the railroads, which are now available for Android and...
CSX to announce 4Q, full year 2013 results on January 15, 2014
(Source: CSX press release, December 19, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation will release fourth-quarter and 2013 full-year financial and operating results on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, after the market close. The Company will host an earnings conference...
Union Pacific nears completion of Salt Lake culvert repairs
(Source: Standard-Examiner, December 20, 2013) OGDEN, Utah -- Union Pacific Railroad is hoping to finish repairs this week to the second of two failing culverts that support its 20-mile causeway that stretches west of Ogden across the Great Salt Lake. Full story:...
AAR: Intermodal volume for week ending December 14 was second highest on record
Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 19, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 14, 2013 with 278,664 total U.S. carloads, down 4.9 percent...
CSX blaming vandalism for September train derailment in Va.
(Source: WVEC.com, December 19, 2013) FRANKLIN, Va. -- A September train derailment that sent two railroad employees to the hospital and tied up emergency resources for hours near Hercules, Va. was caused by vandalism, according to a report filed with the Federal...
Trains are delivering oil to Montreal’s east-end Suncour refinery
(Source: Montreal Gazette, December 19, 2013) MONTREAL -- Oil trains have begun making their first deliveries to Suncor’s east-end Montreal refinery. The company says trains carrying crude oil began serving the Sherbrooke St. E. refinery on Dec. 12. Full story:...
Lac-Megantic residents speak of ‘psychological distress’ as first trains since devastating explosion roll through town
(Source: National Post, December 18, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC -- Harder for some to swallow were the three letters emblazoned on the side of the locomotive: MMA. The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, now in bankruptcy protection and expected to soon have new owners, is...
Illinois chooses Siemens for high-speed locomotive order
(Source: International Railway Journal, December 20, 2013) CHICAGO -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced on December 19 that it has issued a notice of intent to award Siemens a contract to supply a total of 35 200km/h diesel passenger...
Editorial: Improvements overdue on Metro-North
(Source: Hartford Courant, December 19, 2013) HARTFORD, Conn. -- After several train wrecks and derailments, Metro-North and its federal overseers are promising to do anything necessary to improve its safety record. Those pledges come, sadly, too late for those hurt...
Norfolk Southern train robbery becomes a federal case in N.C.
(Source: News & Observer, December 19, 2013) RALEIGH, N.C. -- When two armed men stepped aboard a parked Norfolk Southern train on April 29, 2012, they became the state’s first train robbers in recent memory. Train robbery, under the eyes of the law, is a crime that...
NTSB issues urgent safety recommendations in wake of BART fatality
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, December 19, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration as part of its ongoing investigation...
Is the Federal Railroad Administration low on staff?
(Source: Washington Times, December 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation’s foremost railroad watchdog is potentially facing a serious workforce shortage, raising questions about its ability to ensure safety after a string of high-profile accidents. Full story and...
KCS holiday train winds up multi-state journey with stop at Kansas City’s Union Station
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express Train, which has chugged through Kansas and other states, has ended its journey at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. Full story: The Republic
CN sues Westshore Terminals over three accidents involving coal trains
(Source: Vancouver Sun, December 17, 2013) VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Canadian National Railway is suing Westshore Terminals in a series of civil claims that the Delta coal terminal has been negligent in its handling of coal trains on three separate occasions. Full story:...
Rail yard plan for crude bypasses Albany port
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 18, 2013) NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — More crude oil from booming North Dakota fields would be shipped on the Hudson River under plans by a Massachusetts company to add a major rail to oil tanker offloading facility to its marine oil...
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