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Volume 15 - issue 016
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Date: April 16, 2022 09:43AM
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By late October, there was fall color in eastern Tennessee. There are mainly oranges and yellows, with the splash of red as Norfolk Southern GE wheels a string of automobile carriers just west of Rockwood TN.
Norm Schultze
Photos shared are the property of the photographer, if you wish to share the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we will give you contact information in order to obtain their premission. Unless otherwise noted please do not share the images in this web site. Thank You
Scheduled News
Man killed on MBTA Red Line was exiting train, federal safety board says
[www.wbur.org]
and
Man dragged and killed on MBTA train wasn’t the first injury due to Boston’s subway trains
[www.masslive.com]
Scranton to NYC passenger train gets boost with New Jersey contract award
[www.standardspeaker.com]
Union Pacific fixes railway in south Chico after train trestle fire
[www.actionnewsnow.com]
Six train cars jump railroad tracks in Sparks
[www.kolotv.com]
The latest problem for a Dallas-to-Houston bullet train? $600K in late taxes
[www.dallasnews.com]
Amtrak’s faster, higher-tech Acela trains are delayed again
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Historic Louisville train depot to be sold for $1
[foxlexington.com]
War in Ukraine Challenging China's Train Routes to Europe
[www.voanews.com]
Open house to discuss potential sites of train stations
[www.hoiabc.com]
Snarky tweets, time lapse videos: How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying
[www.enterprise-journal.com]
Engineer gets 3 years for derailing train near Navy hospital ship in early days of pandemic
[www.courthousenews.com]
Maya Train advancements continue west of Playa del Carmen
[www.riviera-maya-news.com]
Clinton Up-and-Over Train Station Expands Service
[www.zip06.com]
Security measures remain on SunRail, Brightline in wake of Brooklyn subway train shooting
[www.wesh.com]
and
Security stepped up at local bus, train stations following NYC subway shooting
[www.westernmassnews.com]
JRC to crank up train speeds
[jamaica-gleaner.com]
Old trains are affecting NJ Transit performance. Help’s on the way, but is it soon enough?
[www.nj.com]
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying
[www.meridianstar.com]
Recently-restored train car offers trips between Coldwater and Hillsdale
[hillsdalecollegian.com]
FRA admin: Train length a factor in considering crew-size rule
[smart-union.org]
Metro’s 7000-Series Wheel Monitoring Plan Needs Careful Scrutiny, Safety Commission Says
[dcist.com]
Fertilizer company complains about railroad shipment limits
[www.wflx.com]
Feds OK sale of Maine's largest railroad, Pan Am, to giant CSX Corp.
[www.mainebiz.biz]
and
STB Approves CSX-Pan Am Combination
[www.railwayage.com]
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum Obtains Stop-Gap Liability Insurance Amid Ceased Passenger Operations
[www.chronline.com]?
Freight Railroads Work to Resolve Service Problems, Delays
[www.claimsjournal.com]
Watco's Webb to receive 2022 Railroad Innovator Award
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Santa Maria Valley Railroad turns 140; celebration set for Friday
[news.yahoo.com]
US railroad traffic reports 1% Y/Y drop in weekly rail traffic
[seekingalpha.com]
STB sets dates for late April hearing on railroad service
[www.scmr.com]
Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station
[www.washingtonpost.com]
American Track Acquires the Railroad Associates Corp
[www.globenewswire.com]
Reps. DeFazio, Payne urge FRA to minimize railroad worker fatigue
[transportationtodaynews.com]
Union Pacific reopening Pine Bluff shop
[www.arkansasonline.com]
Russian Railroad Near Ukraine Border Destroyed
[www.themoscowtimes.com]
Canada relaxes border rules, but not enough for the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad
[www.alaskapublic.org]
World's Largest Steam Locomotive 'Big Boy No. 4014' Returns to the Tracks to Celebrate 160 years of Union Pacific
[www.up.com]
Amtrak Is Using Twitch To Fight Freight Railroads
[jalopnik.com]
Railway Age 2022 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: VTR, SKOL
[www.railwayage.com]
IAM creates rail division, picks Hartford to lead
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak makes $3.3B grant request for FY2023
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Will UP Start Metering Traffic?
[www.railwayage.com]
NS Expands Conductor Trainee Incentive Program
[www.railwayage.com]
Del Mar residents sue transit district over bluffs fencing project
[thecoastnews.com]
UP Issues 2021 ESG Report
[www.railwayage.com]
Rail experts warn new rules could slow supply chain
[www.thetelegraph.com]
DOT’s Buttigieg urges railroads to clear LA-LB container backlog
[www.joc.com]
Union Pacific’s Alleged Anti-Union Bias Spat to Stay in Court
[news.bloomberglaw.com]
British Columbia transit leader Ladrak to step down
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NJ Transit awards contracts for two construction projects
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PANYNJ Director Ruda to depart; Rooney named successor
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak, PennDOT to add trains to Keystone route
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX Stock Generates Rising Strength
[www.investors.com]
China Railway Cuts Daily Schedules by 70% Amid COVID-19 Surge
[www.sixthtone.com]-
Two freight trains collide on major coal transport railway, causing heavy congestion
[www.globaltimes.cn]
Lease of dormant Tennessee Pass Line still very much alive
[www.rtands.com]
Sen. Paula Simons suggests Alberta seek constitutional amendment to tax railway
[www.cbc.ca]
NTSB releases initial report on Caltrain collision with hi-rail vehicles
[www.rtands.com]
Ontario Advancing Northlander Service Restoration
[www.railwayage.com]
For Maryland Purple Line, $1.76B TIFIA Loan
[www.railwayage.com]
Japanese railway develops system to warn train drivers in seconds if person falls on tracks
[mainichi.jp]
Test runs for Amtrak's new Ethan Allen route reminds public about railway safety
[www.mynbc5.com]
Chenab Bridge: The Highest Railway Bridge Arch over Chenab finally in place!
[www.thenorthlines.com]
Running Extra
On The VIP Train To Kyiv
[www.rferl.org]
Here’s your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York’s Penn Station along the Hudson River
[thepointsguy.com]
Why Intermodal Isn’t Everything It’s Cracked Up to Be
[www.railwayage.com]
Trainnews.org does not vet the accuracy of the articles referenced in this posting. The content of the links is the sole responsibility of the original provider.
This Issue's Photo Please send photos to photos@trainnews.org
By late October, there was fall color in eastern Tennessee. There are mainly oranges and yellows, with the splash of red as Norfolk Southern GE wheels a string of automobile carriers just west of Rockwood TN.
Norm Schultze
Photos shared are the property of the photographer, if you wish to share the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we will give you contact information in order to obtain their premission. Unless otherwise noted please do not share the images in this web site. Thank You
Scheduled News
Man killed on MBTA Red Line was exiting train, federal safety board says
[www.wbur.org]
and
Man dragged and killed on MBTA train wasn’t the first injury due to Boston’s subway trains
[www.masslive.com]
Scranton to NYC passenger train gets boost with New Jersey contract award
[www.standardspeaker.com]
Union Pacific fixes railway in south Chico after train trestle fire
[www.actionnewsnow.com]
Six train cars jump railroad tracks in Sparks
[www.kolotv.com]
The latest problem for a Dallas-to-Houston bullet train? $600K in late taxes
[www.dallasnews.com]
Amtrak’s faster, higher-tech Acela trains are delayed again
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Historic Louisville train depot to be sold for $1
[foxlexington.com]
War in Ukraine Challenging China's Train Routes to Europe
[www.voanews.com]
Open house to discuss potential sites of train stations
[www.hoiabc.com]
Snarky tweets, time lapse videos: How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying
[www.enterprise-journal.com]
Engineer gets 3 years for derailing train near Navy hospital ship in early days of pandemic
[www.courthousenews.com]
Maya Train advancements continue west of Playa del Carmen
[www.riviera-maya-news.com]
Clinton Up-and-Over Train Station Expands Service
[www.zip06.com]
Security measures remain on SunRail, Brightline in wake of Brooklyn subway train shooting
[www.wesh.com]
and
Security stepped up at local bus, train stations following NYC subway shooting
[www.westernmassnews.com]
JRC to crank up train speeds
[jamaica-gleaner.com]
Old trains are affecting NJ Transit performance. Help’s on the way, but is it soon enough?
[www.nj.com]
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying
[www.meridianstar.com]
Recently-restored train car offers trips between Coldwater and Hillsdale
[hillsdalecollegian.com]
FRA admin: Train length a factor in considering crew-size rule
[smart-union.org]
Metro’s 7000-Series Wheel Monitoring Plan Needs Careful Scrutiny, Safety Commission Says
[dcist.com]
Fertilizer company complains about railroad shipment limits
[www.wflx.com]
Feds OK sale of Maine's largest railroad, Pan Am, to giant CSX Corp.
[www.mainebiz.biz]
and
STB Approves CSX-Pan Am Combination
[www.railwayage.com]
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum Obtains Stop-Gap Liability Insurance Amid Ceased Passenger Operations
[www.chronline.com]?
Freight Railroads Work to Resolve Service Problems, Delays
[www.claimsjournal.com]
Watco's Webb to receive 2022 Railroad Innovator Award
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Santa Maria Valley Railroad turns 140; celebration set for Friday
[news.yahoo.com]
US railroad traffic reports 1% Y/Y drop in weekly rail traffic
[seekingalpha.com]
STB sets dates for late April hearing on railroad service
[www.scmr.com]
Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station
[www.washingtonpost.com]
American Track Acquires the Railroad Associates Corp
[www.globenewswire.com]
Reps. DeFazio, Payne urge FRA to minimize railroad worker fatigue
[transportationtodaynews.com]
Union Pacific reopening Pine Bluff shop
[www.arkansasonline.com]
Russian Railroad Near Ukraine Border Destroyed
[www.themoscowtimes.com]
Canada relaxes border rules, but not enough for the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad
[www.alaskapublic.org]
World's Largest Steam Locomotive 'Big Boy No. 4014' Returns to the Tracks to Celebrate 160 years of Union Pacific
[www.up.com]
Amtrak Is Using Twitch To Fight Freight Railroads
[jalopnik.com]
Railway Age 2022 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: VTR, SKOL
[www.railwayage.com]
IAM creates rail division, picks Hartford to lead
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak makes $3.3B grant request for FY2023
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Will UP Start Metering Traffic?
[www.railwayage.com]
NS Expands Conductor Trainee Incentive Program
[www.railwayage.com]
Del Mar residents sue transit district over bluffs fencing project
[thecoastnews.com]
UP Issues 2021 ESG Report
[www.railwayage.com]
Rail experts warn new rules could slow supply chain
[www.thetelegraph.com]
DOT’s Buttigieg urges railroads to clear LA-LB container backlog
[www.joc.com]
Union Pacific’s Alleged Anti-Union Bias Spat to Stay in Court
[news.bloomberglaw.com]
British Columbia transit leader Ladrak to step down
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NJ Transit awards contracts for two construction projects
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PANYNJ Director Ruda to depart; Rooney named successor
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak, PennDOT to add trains to Keystone route
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX Stock Generates Rising Strength
[www.investors.com]
China Railway Cuts Daily Schedules by 70% Amid COVID-19 Surge
[www.sixthtone.com]-
Two freight trains collide on major coal transport railway, causing heavy congestion
[www.globaltimes.cn]
Lease of dormant Tennessee Pass Line still very much alive
[www.rtands.com]
Sen. Paula Simons suggests Alberta seek constitutional amendment to tax railway
[www.cbc.ca]
NTSB releases initial report on Caltrain collision with hi-rail vehicles
[www.rtands.com]
Ontario Advancing Northlander Service Restoration
[www.railwayage.com]
For Maryland Purple Line, $1.76B TIFIA Loan
[www.railwayage.com]
Japanese railway develops system to warn train drivers in seconds if person falls on tracks
[mainichi.jp]
Test runs for Amtrak's new Ethan Allen route reminds public about railway safety
[www.mynbc5.com]
Chenab Bridge: The Highest Railway Bridge Arch over Chenab finally in place!
[www.thenorthlines.com]
Running Extra
On The VIP Train To Kyiv
[www.rferl.org]
Here’s your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York’s Penn Station along the Hudson River
[thepointsguy.com]
Why Intermodal Isn’t Everything It’s Cracked Up to Be
[www.railwayage.com]