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NY-NJ transit agencies outline Super Bowl plans
(Source: Associated Press, December 9, 2013) SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The New York area's major transportation agencies announced separate plans for moving crowds of football fans for February's Super Bowl, and their presentations Monday carried a common theme: Don't...
Rail Car Services faces OSHA penalties of $133,000 for repeat safety, health violations at train car facility in Kansas City, Kan.
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 9, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight repeat, at...
Whistleblowers can now file complaints online with OSHA
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whistleblowers covered by one of 22 statutes administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now be able to file complaints online....
NTSB go-team to depart Bronx; Investigation into Metro-North derailment will continue from D.C.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) press release, December 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board's go-team will leave New York City this week after completing the necessary on-scene investigative work into the cause of...
California high-speed rail: Reports of its death exaggerated by media as project moves ahead
(Source: Streetsblog Los Angeles, December 9, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Last week, the media once again reported that the California high-speed rail project is in its death throes. Bottom line, construction on a segment from at least Madera to south of Fresno will move...
Thousands enjoy KCS Holiday Express in Shreveport
(Source: Shreveport Times, December 7, 2013) SHREVEPORT, La. — Despite near freezing temperatures, thousands made their way Saturday to the Kansas City Southern railyard to hop aboard the KCS Holiday Express. Full story: Shreveport Times
Amtrak’s Joe Boardman named ‘Railroader of the Year’ by Railway Age
(Source: Railway Age, December 9, 2013) NEW YORK — Joseph H. Boardman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak, has been named 2014 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal Railway Age. Full story: Railway Age
Why natural gas could help save coal
(Source: The Motley Fool, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — Natural gas is an increasingly abundant resource in the United States. It's so cheap that it's being integrated into the transportation sector, which sets the stage for lower fuel costs. That, in turn, could lead...
Oil terminal would increase train traffic through Spokane
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, December 8, 2013) SPOKANE, Wash. — The state of Washington has received a flurry of applications for terminals that would accept crude oil shipped by rail from North Dakota’s booming shale-oil fields. The crude oil would be refined in...
Amtrak train hits semi in Minnesota; trucker killed, engineer and others on train hurt
(Source: Star Tribune, December 8, 2013) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — An Amtrak train struck a semitrailer truck that failed to stop at a crossing in central Minnesota, leaving the big rig’s driver dead and several passengers on the train injured, authorities said. Two of...
TSB says CN failed to report hundreds of derailments, collisions
(Source: CBC News, December 9, 2013) OTTAWA — A continuing CBC News investigation into rail safety has found that Canada’s largest freight carrier CN Rail did not report to authorities more than 1,800 derailments, including 44 on key rail arteries. This came to light...
California high-speed rail will need state bond funds to stay on track
(Source: The Desert Sun, December 5, 2013) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The chairman of California’s high-speed rail agency says the ambitious project to build America’s first bullet train will probably need an infusion of state bond funds by the coming spring to stay on...
Japan places future bet on maglev trains
(Source: CNN, December 8, 2013) TOKYO, Japan — With the fastest speed of Shinkansen trains at a "mere" 320 km/h (200 mph) -- and some of its technology decades old -- Japan is now facing intense rivalry not only from European train giants France and Germany, but also...
Northeast Corridor high-speed rail plan slows to 160 mph
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 8, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak recently issued draft specifications for new trains to replace its existing Acelas that call for 160 m.p.h. trains, not the 220 m.p.h. versions Amtrak said in January that it was seeking....
MTA adds signal, announces plans for safety improvements on Metro-North
(Source: CBS New York, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced plans Sunday night that it plans to make immediate safety improvements on the Metro-North Railroad, a week after a derailment in the Bronx left four people dead....
Metro-North must use two-person crews until signals improved
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 7, 2013) NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad was ordered by the Federal Railroad Administration to use two train operators in certain areas, less than a week after the worst crash in its 30 years. Full story: Bloomberg
Senators want cameras on train tracks, inside locomotives
(Source: Associated Press, December 8, 2013) NEW YORK — A week after four people died in a New York commuter train derailment, two federal lawmakers proposed Sunday that trains nationwide be outfitted with cameras pointed at engineers and at the tracks. Full story:...
Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance taxes in 2014
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 5, 2013) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2014, while the tier I and tier II tax rates will remain the same on both...
Sen. Schumer wants tax credit extended for short lines
(Source: 13WHAM, December 5, 2013) CANADAIGUA, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Canandaigua Thursday pushing for the Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013, which would extend a tax credit for short line railroads. Full story: 13WHAM
High-speed rail funds could also boost freight rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, December 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail program was supposed to deliver faster and more frequent passenger trains to communities across the country. But some of the $10.1 billion in funding for...
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