CTC allocates $55M to rail, safety projects in California
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $814 million to 135 transportation projects in the state and includes $55 million to four rail and safety projects.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $814 million to 135 transportation projects in the state and includes $55 million to four rail and safety projects.
Union Pacific announced multiple Marketing & Sales leadership appointments, effective Sept. 1:
Revenue declines in six traffic groups were a key contributing factor in Union Pacific’s second-quarter financials, for which the railroad reported diluted earnings per share of $1.17, a 15% decline from the prior-year quarter; operating income of $1.66 billion, down 15%; and an operating ratio of 65.2%, up 1.1 points.
In a reply dated July 5, 2016, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) responded to a letter from Oregon’s U.S. senators regarding the June 3 Union Pacific oil train derailment in Mosier, Ore.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown released the following statement regarding the Federal Railroad Administration’s June 23rd Preliminary Factual Findings Report on the June 3rd derailment of Union Pacific’s crude oil train:
The Federal Railroad Administration on June 23, 2106 released its preliminary findings on the June 3 Oregon crude oil derailment and found at fault: bolts, brakes and Union Pacific.
From Chicago, and Railway Age’s Rail Insights Conference and Expo today, June 7:
From Chicago, and Railway Age’s Rail Insights Conference and Expo today, June 7:
From Chicago, and Railway Age’s Rail Insights Conference and Expo today, June 7:
A Union Pacific train carrying 96 carloads of Bakken crude to a refinery in Tacoma, Wash., derailed in Mosier, Ore., on June 3.