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U.S. rail traffic held steady in January
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/07/2019) U.S. rail traffic rose by just 1.1 percent to 2,554,655 carloads and intermodal units last month compared with January 2018 levels, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Carload traffic climbed 1.7 percent to 1,238,487 units, while intermodal volumes inched up 0.5 percent to 1,316,168 containers and trailers. Eleven of the 20 carload…
Read MoreWashington State DOT seeks operator for P&L Branch Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/07/2019) The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking proposalsfrom qualified parties to manage and operate the state-owned P&L Branch of the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad. The branch begins outside of BNSF Railway Co.‘s yard in Marshall and continues southeastward to Palouse and Pullman, and then to the Idaho border. WSDOT’s ownership of the…
Read MoreTSB: Canadian Pacific train moved on its own before fatal derailment
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/06/2019) A Canadian Pacific unit grain train began to move on its own prior to a fatal derailment that occurred early Monday near Field, British Columbia, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) announced yesterday. The derailment, which occurred between the Upper and Lower Spiral Tunnel, resulted in the deaths of the train’s three crew members. They were…
Read MoreBLET Initiates Online Division Secretary-Treasurer & Local Chairman Training in February 2019
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 6 — The BLET’s Education and Training Department is proud to announce the availability of online video courses to provide convenient, repeatable, and cost-effective training for Division Secretary-Treasurers and Local Chairmen. During the BLET Fourth National Convention, National President Dennis R. Pierce announced to the delegates “This is an important step in…
Read MoreCP Rail identifies workers killed in B.C. derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 4, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — The three Canadian Pacific Rail workers killed in a train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border on Monday have been identified as a Calgary-based crew. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell and trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer suffered fatal injuries when a westbound freight train left the tracks about…
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