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Union Pacific adds intermodal service between Monterrey and Chicago
(Source: Union Pacific press release, November 26, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad recently introduced a new intermodal service offering between Chicago and Monterrey, Mexico, giving companies another reliable transportation option to move goods across the...
Phillips 66 plans to build San Luis Obispo County rail terminal
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Phillips 66, which operates refineries across California, is moving forward with a plan to build a rail terminal in San Luis Obispo County that would send trains with up to 80 tank cars of crude oil through...
Australian railway workers exposed to asbestos in Chinese-made locomotives
(Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2013) SIDNEY, Australia — Australian railway workers have been exposed to potentially hazardous asbestos after the deadly dust was found in locomotives brought in from China. Unions are now demanding tougher...
Growing pains for California high-speed rail line
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — After decades of promises, plans, and politics, California has finally reached the construction phase of its high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. But a judge's ruling this week...
Report: ‘Significant weaknesses’ in Transport Canada’s oversight of rail safety
(Source: Global News, November 26, 2013) OTTAWA — As an increasing number of high profile train derailments across the country cause concern for public safety, there are “significant weaknesses” in Transport Canada’s oversight of rail safety, the federal auditor...
About 400 households evacuated following spill at CSX yard in Willard, Ohio
(Source: Toledo Blade, November 27, 2013) WILLARD, Ohio — Residents from 400 households who were evacuated overnight after a train derailment and ensuing hazardous spill could be out of their homes until Thursday, a police official said today. Full story: Toledo...
150 years ago: Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving
(Source: Abraham Lincoln Online, November 27, 2013) On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation that set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. Prior to Lincoln's proclamation, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving...
Amtrak reporting no delays in spite of messy Thanksgiving travel
(Source: CNN, November 27, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Like Thanksgiving, it's almost a holiday tradition. Bad weather and hordes of travelers teaming up to send the country's transportation capacities reeling. Amtrak, however, is reporting no delays so far. Full story:...
A tale of two states: Minnesota and Wisconsin
(Source: MSNBC, November 25, 2013) NEW YORK — While both states used to embrace a populist progressive tradition, Minnesota and Wisconsin have followed very different courses over the last few years. The Badger State elected Scott Walker (R) governor and gave control...
Union Pacific Senior Vice President sells $440,640 in stock
(Source: Ticker Report, November 25, 2013) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. SVP Gayla Thal sold 2,720 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total value of $440,640.00. Following the...
United Airlines mechanics call for pension reinstatement during informational pickets
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 25, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On November 25, United Airlines (UAL) professional aviation mechanics represented by the Teamsters Union held informational pickets at 10 major airports around the...
Thanksgiving openings show lack of respect for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, November 25, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Corporations never seem to be satisfied. Increasingly, they want workers to toil more hours for less pay. And now, a growing amount of retail giants want their employees to...
NJ Transit offering extra trains, buses for Thanksgiving
(Source: The Star-Ledger, November 26, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is adjusting rail and bus routes on Thanksgiving and the days book-ending it to accommodate holiday travelers, parade-goers and shoppers. Full story: The Star-Ledger
Amtrak puts on extra trains for Thanksgiving travel
(Source: Providence Journal, November 25, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak wants travelers to know that, by putting on every available passenger car, it has seats available for Thanksgiving travel. Full story: Providence Journal
FRA celebrates opening of new railroad bridge in Missouri; Recovery Act project completed early and under budget
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 25, 2013) OSAGE CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new railroad bridge that will...
Navy yard subway link eyed for SEPTA
(Source: Railway Age, November 26, 2013) NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is urging a 1.5-mile extension of SEPTA's Broad Street subway line to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, the nation's oldest such facility, now redeveloped as an office center and...
PATH trains running again after broken rail suspended service for an hour
(Source: The Star-Ledger, November 25, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH service between New Jersey and New York has resumed after a broken rail in one of the Hudson River train tunnels suspended service between Journal Square and 33rd Street and Hoboken and the World Trade...
Amtrak train derails in South Carolina, no one seriously hurt
(Source: Associated Press, November 26, 2013) SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Several cars of the New York City-bound Amtrak Crescent with 218 people aboard went off the tracks in South Carolina early Monday as bags flew and jolted passengers clung to each other, authorities and...
CP Rail coal train derails in B.C.; no injuries
(Source: Reuters, November 25, 2013) WINDERMERE, B.C. — A northbound Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd train derailed near Windermere, British Columbia, on Monday morning, sending 16 cars loaded with coal off the tracks, a spokesman for the rail company said. Full story:...
New Detroit-Windsor rail tunnel construction could begin in 2014
(Source: Windsor Star, November 25, 2013) WINDSOR — Backers of the $400-million Detroit River rail tunnel project said Monday they expect construction will start next year on the long-awaited border crossing. Full story: Windsor Star
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