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Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America's trains and the economy on track – for now

Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting the U.S. economy and their everyday lives. Recent fears of a railroad strike may have changed that.

The Conversation

How the freight rail strike would impact US commuters

Several U.S. cities are bracing for travel disruptions as a looming strike against freight railroads threatens ripple effects on passenger service from Washington to Chicago and Los Angeles.

Tribune News Service

Amtrak cancels long-distance passenger trains as rail strike looms

Carmakers say buyers might not get the vehicle they want on time, commuter rail lines could see service disrupted, and shipments from everything from oil to livestock feed could be disrupted

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Bernstein Downgrades CSX, Union Pacific As Amtrak Cancels Trains And Railroad Strike Looms

U.S. railroad companies could be just days away from a major strike that could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion per day. Strike or no strike, one analyst said Wednesday that railroad stocks have limited upside from current levels in a challenging environment.

Benzinga

Amtrak cancels all long-distance trains ahead of potential railway strike

It uses railway track owned and maintained by freight railroads involved in a labor dispute.

Axios

Metra cancels some Thursday night service as possible freight railroad worker strike looms

In anticipation of a freight railroad workers’ strike that would immediately suspend travel on four of its lines, Metra said it has been forced to limit service on some of those lines Thursday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times

How a freight train strike could throw your plans to travel by train off track

Freight railroads could stop rolling at midnight Friday if negotiators don't stop a looming strike over working conditions. Congress could end a strike quickly, but a brief shutdown hurts the economy.

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Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday

Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions

The Independent UK

Metra warns of service interruptions if freight railway strike happens

Amtrak suspended routes from Chicago to Los Angeles, Chicago to Seattle, Chicago to San Francisco. It also suspended routes running from Los Angeles to San Antonio.

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans are ready for high-quality passenger rail

Last week, the federal government announced grants to modernize passenger rail service in eight states. A project to modernize Chicago’s Union Station is among those grantees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak train from Washington DC collides with semi-truck in Maryland

Officials say 142 passengers and crew onboard unharmed but driver of a vehicle taken to hospital

The Independent UK

All aboard the Pacific Surfliner: a car-free journey through California

Swapping road for rails in the US’s Golden State is easier than you might think, says Megan Eaves

The Independent UK

Missouri Amtrak crash caused $4 million in damage, transportation board report says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly derailment involving an Amtrak train and a dump truck last month in rural Missouri caused an estimated $4 million in damages, according to a preliminary report by the investigating agencies.

Tribune News Service

Snapshots and vignettes from western Colorado of trout fishing, hiking and sightseeing

Vignettes or snapshots of fishing, hiking and sightseeing in western Colorado, a different space for a flatlander.

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Union Station could receive $418 million facelift if federal grant approved

“This vision has been years and years in the making, and now we finally have a chance to make it a reality,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at Union Station on Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

The Unbreakable Bond of Stefon and Trevon Diggs

How did the Diggs brothers grow up to become the best of the NFL’s best? Just ask, they’ll tell you.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boy, 15, fatally struck by Amtrak train while biking in Glenview

An autopsy released Saturday ruled the death an accident.

The Independent UK

Amtrak sues owner of truck hit in fatal Missouri derailment

Amtrak claims MS Contracting ‘negligently, carelessly and recklessly failed to properly train and supervise its employees’

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The Independent UK

Lawsuits filed days after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash

The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others

Tribune News Service

Amtrak, BNSF Railway blame Missouri dump truck company for deadly Mo. train crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Passenger rail provider Amtrak and BNSF Railway Company have filed a federal lawsuit blaming the contracting company that owns the dump truck the train collided with on Monday of causing the crash that killed four people, including the truck driver, near Mendon, Missouri.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Preventable Amtrak crashes are a national problem and also a serious issue for Chicago

Crashes involving Amtrak trains appear rare. But the reality, especially west of Chicago, is that Amtrak trains themselves are infrequent. They run just three or four times a day to most Midwestern destinations. The great long-distance trains that head out west from Chicago — they have names like the Empire…

Tribune News Service

Missouri agency never contacted railroad to review crossing, site of deadly Amtrak crash

MENDON, Mo. — In March 2021, a small group of men met at a rural railroad crossing in northern Missouri that locals had long been complaining about because of its steep grade and lack of visibility.

The Independent UK

Amtrak was going at 87mph before collision in Missouri, says investigators

NTSB chairwoman acknowledged issues with railway crossing

The Independent UK

Missouri Amtrak derailment victims identified as train found to be going 87mph

Sisters were waiting for restroom, say relatives

Tribune News Service

Before Missouri Amtrak crash, county alerted state, railroad about brush blocking views

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One month before the deadly Amtrak train derailment at a crossing in northern Missouri, the county commission there alerted the state that overgrown brush was obstructing drivers’ views.

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