FRA notes rail safety improvement
CN, CP end litigation over Hunter Harrison
Canadian Pacific names Creel president and COO; reaches settlement with CN
NY/NJ transportation continues its state of emergency
New York and New Jersey rail transit remains in a state of emergency while crews work at a non-stop pace to repair damage and restore service.
Amtrak update: Repairs continue, test train to operate; New York City service restoration underway
Repairs continue to be made on Amtrak’s system in order to resume service to and from New York City from points south and north on the Northeast Corridor.
U.S. traffic tanks, but intermodal remains up
October’s final week was not a busy one for U.S. railroads. The Association of American Railroads report for the week ending October 27, 2012, shows U.S. railroads originating 287,104 carloads, down seven percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 253,186 trailers and containers, up 3.9 percent compared with the same week last year.
Limited transit service returns to New York, New Jersey
New York-area public transit riders now have free access to limited service on Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, and New York City Transit lines. New Jersey Transit has opened one light rail line linking Camden and Trenton, N.J.
Northeast freight rail service returning to normal
Freight operations in the Northeast are slowly returning to normal along the destruction path left by Hurricane Sandy.
Indiana Northeastern dedicates new locomotive maintenance facility
A new locomotive maintenance facility that will serve the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, a 123-mile short line headquartered in Hillsdale, Mich., was dedicated on Friday, Oct. 26.
NYMTA claims millions in storm losses
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Tuesday — the first anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene’s visit to MTA’s properties — that it continues to work “diligently towards maximizing recovery from all sources” for losses suffered from the storm.