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Four more unions reach tentative agreements with freight railroads
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 11, 2017) The nation's freight railroads have reached tentative labor agreements with four unions, the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) announced late last week. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Panel in Berkshire County, Mass., pushes for seasonal rail service to NYC
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 7, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — A panel studying restoration of passenger rail service between New York City and Berkshire County, Mass., is considering a route that would take it through the Capital Region. Full story: Albany Times...
Florida set to launch country’s first private high-speed train service
(Source: National Public Radio, December 7, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The country's first private high-speed rail service is opening this month in Florida, promising to transform congested South Florida highways by taking as many as 3 million cars off the road. Full...
Siemens ships first ACS-64 locomotive for SEPTA
(Source: Railway Age, December 7, 2017) NEW YORK — The first ACS-64 electric locomotive for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has left Siemens’ plant in Sacramento, California, bound for Philadelphia. Full story: Railway Age
Workers hope to unite GE unions worldwide
(Source: www.goerie.com, December 8, 2017) ERIE, Pa. — A local labor leader is helping to organize a network of unions representing General Electric Co. workers worldwide. Scott Slawson, president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of...
Voters deserve representation that reflects their will
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 7, 2017) l WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democracy is supposed to function based on majority rule. But increasingly, elected officials are using their powers to draw legislative districts that don’t...
Union Pacific showcases drone program, plans
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety, December 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An online article about Union Pacific's use of drones this week says the railroad currently has 80 employees certified to fly drones and hopes to have nearly 250 throughout its 32,100-mile...
Caterpillar will pay millions for crimes at California rail facility
(Source: Peoria Journal Star, December 8, 2017) PEORIA, Ill. — A wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. will pay tens of millions of dollars for intentionally cheating its customers with unnecessary repairs and dumping rail car parts into the ocean to cover up...
AAR: November 2017 rail traffic up 2.9 percent over November 2016
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 2, 2017, as well as volumes for November 2017. Intermodal rail...
Teaneck wants cameras installed along railroad tracks to monitor activity
(Source: The Bergen Record, December 6, 2017) TEANECK, N.J. — Township officials are considering installing cameras on bridges overlooking the railroads that cut through town and in a tunnel that crosses underneath, to monitor activity along the tracks. The cameras...
