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Stalking horse bid for MM&A is $14.25 million
(Source: Mainebiz, December 16, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is asking a judge for approval of a sales agreement with stalking horse bidder Railroad Acquisitions Holdings LLC for $14.25 million. Full story:...
OSHA finds Illinois Central Railroad in violation of federal railroad whistleblower law
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 16, 2013) JACKSON, Miss. — A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Illinois Central Railroad Co., by conducting a...
STB sides with BNSF; Railway can require shippers to suppress coal dust
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — The federal Surface Transportation Board has decided that BNSF Railway can require coal shippers to use certain methods to reduce the amount of coal dust lost from rail cars leaving coal mines in Wyoming...
Failing culvert prompts sealing of Great Salt Lake’s North Arm
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, December 11, 2013) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — State and federal authorities are poised to issue draft permits to Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to "temporarily" close the remaining culvert on its rock-fill causeway across the Great Salt Lake,...
Fatal crash raises questions about safety of Maryland railroad crossings
(Source: Baltimore Sun, December 14, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Months after a CSX train collided with a truck in Rosedale, triggering an explosion felt around the region, a crash that killed two in Baltimore last week again raised questions about the safety of the...
BNSF releases surveillance photos of suspects who caused derailment; offering $100,000 reward for info
(Source: KRMG, December 16, 2013) TULSA, Okla. — BNSF Railway officials have releases surveillance pictures in hopes of tracking down vandals that caused a massive train derailment. Full story: KRMG
AAR: Intermodal volume up 9.4 percent over 2012 for week ending December 7
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 7, 2013 with 279,213 total U.S. carloads, down 4.4 percent...
High-speed rail construction will have effect on Springfield downtown buildings
(Source: The State Journal-Register, December 16, 2013) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Construction to allow for faster trains on the Third Street line in Springfield likely will mean building purchases and relocations. Full story: The State Journal-Register
Board approves eminent domain for California high-speed rail
(Source: Associated Press, December 13, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state board gave approval Friday for the California High-Speed Rail Authority to start the process of seizing its first piece of property through eminent domain for a $68 billion bullet train. Full...
BNSF names Carl Ice CEO; Matt Rose changes roles
(Source: Reuters, December 11, 2013) NEW YORK — Berkshire Hathaway's BNSF Railway Co president Carl Ice will become the unit's chief executive, succeeding Matthew Rose, an executive many believe could become Warren Buffett's successor. Full story: Reuters
Trains from North Dakota will now carry more crude oil than Keystone XL would
(Source: Think Progress, December 13, 2013) NEW YORK — A top official at North Dakota’s Mineral Resources Department said Thursday that as much as 90 percent of the state’s crude will move by freight rail in 2014, just one day before announcing record oil production...
Oil billionaire says rail is an effective, flexible alternative to Keystone XL
(Source: Think Progress, December 15, 2013) NEW YORK — The chief executive of a major oil company says the U.S. no longer needs Keystone XL because the American oil that will be carried by the pipeline could be shipped by rail. Full story: Think Progress
Some key dates in the aftermath of the Lac-Megantic train disaster
(Source: Canadian Press, December 17, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Last July's train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Que., ushered in a time of local tragedy and brought rail transport in the country under scrutiny. The Canadian Press has published a timeline of key moments...
Rail traffic set to resume in Lac-Megantic on Wednesday
(Source: Canadian Press, December 16, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Rail traffic is set to resume in Lac-Megantic on Wednesday, five months after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed, exploded and killed 47 people. Full story: Ottawa Citizen
North Dakota mulls study to disprove that trains hauling state’s oil are dangerously explosive
(Source: Associated Press, December 16, 2013) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota officials are considering crafting a report that the state's top oil regulator says would disprove that hauling crude by rail from the rich Bakken and Three Forks formations is dangerously...
Ottawa to designate crude oil as highly dangerous
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 13, 2013) OTTAWA — The federal government will, for the first time, designate crude oil a highly dangerous substance and introduce tougher safety and testing measures for shipping oil by rail, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt has told...
Two senators want more money for rail inspections
(Source: Associated Press, December 16, 2013) NEW YORK — Two US senators on Sunday called for expanded national railroad safety inspections, a day before a special federal safety team arrives in New York for a 60-day inquiry into operations on the Metro-North Railroad...
Amtrak CEO: Train safety takes money, cooperation
(Source: Opinion column by Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman, USA Today, December 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We talk a lot about our national debt. But the largest debt we owe is to those who will come after us in this nation. Our fulfillment of that debt should underpin the...
Metro-North seen lagging in protection against crash
(Source: New York Times, December 15, 2013) NEW YORK — Changes significant enough to have thwarted the crash, according to rail experts, were simple enough to have been completed within days. Others are so straightforward that some of the authority’s board members...
FRA launches comprehensive 60-day safety assessment of Metro-North
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 60-day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro-North Commuter...
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