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‘737’ aircraft bodies still being made, traveling by train

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in the wake of two fatal crashes has not stopped rail shipments of new fuselages from Kansas to Washington State via BNSF Railway and regional Montana Rail Link. Boeing has curtailed production of the 737 MAX for the duration of the grounding, which is related to […]

Baltimore flooding prompts CSX to re-route Tropicana traffic near Lake Erie NEWSWIRE

CSX Transportation train R410 passed through Harborcreek, Pa., with traffic that was originally handled through the Baltimore Tunnel. Flooding from a water main break and reports by Baltimore officials of derailed cars prompted its closure and rerouting of traffic via other lines. Stephan M. Koenig ERIE, Pa. — Flooding combined with a water main break […]

‘Bomb Trains’ book offers to reveal flaws in how railroads move crude oil

ALBANY, N.Y. — A new book promises to “lay out the whole damning history” of moving crude oil by railroad, starting with the tragic wreck and inferno at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on July 6, 2013. The book is “Bomb Trains: How Industry Greed and Regulatory Failure Put the Public at Risk” by Justin Mikulka. Mikulka says […]

Major coal firm files for bankruptcy NEWSWIRE

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following the recent bankruptcy filing of coal producer Cambrian Holdings, another Appalachian coal company has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to court documents, Revelation Energy LLC and its Blackjewel LLC parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of West Virginia. According to the filing, made under the […]

Pioneering Powder River Basin mine closes abruptly NEWSWIRE

Oklahoma Gas & Electric empties approach the four loading silos as the Belle Ayr Mine, then owned by Amax, on Dec. 21, 1976. Hol Wagner GILLETTE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s pioneering Belle Ayr mine southeast of Gillette has closed abruptly this week, following the bankruptcy filing of parent Blackjewel LLC in West Virginia. The company has […]

Cleanup continues after derailment in U.S.-Canada rail tunnel

PORT HURON, Mich. — Cleanup continues after a Friday derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada, which resulted in a spill of more than 13,000 gallons of sulfuric acid. The Port Huron Times Herald reported Saturday afternoon crews were preparing to pump out the spilled acid after removing other cars […]

Closure of East Coast’s largest refinery to hit BNSF and CSX crude oil volumes NEWSWIRE

This CSX Transportation crude-by-rail map shows the route the unit oil trains took from Chicago via Buffalo and Selkirk, N.Y., to reach the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia. CSX Transportation PHILADELPHIA — The pending closure of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery will put a dent in crude oil traffic on BNSF Railway and CSX […]

AAR: Carload and intermodal traffic down for the week of June 22 NEWSWIRE

Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 22. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,116 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.8% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending June 22 were 257,836 […]

Kentucky mine served by both CSX and NS enters bankruptcy NEWSWIRE

A CSX train prepares to flood load at Premier Elkhorn Coal’s prep plant at Myra, Kentucky, in summer 2012. The plant is now owned by Cambrian Holding Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Chris Anderson BELCHER, KY. — A coal operator in Eastern Kentucky with loading operations served by both CSX Transportation and Norfolk […]