FRA notes rail safety improvement

The Federal Railroad Administration’s preliminary accident/incident report for the first 11 months of 2012 shows continued safety improvement in nearly every category.

CN, CP end litigation over Hunter Harrison

CN announced Monday that it had settled its differences with CP and its former CEO Hunter Harrison over Harrison’s joining CP as CEO. The announcement came as CN Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Keith Creel, announced that that he will join CP as its president and chief operating officer.

Canadian Pacific names Creel president and COO; reaches settlement with CN

Canadian Pacific appointed Keith Creel as president and chief operating officer effective February 5, 2013. E. Hunter Harrison, former chief executive officer of Canadian National, will remain CEO of CP.

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.