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New rail spur to beef up Oakland’s meat exports
(Source: Container Management, October 3, 2017) SURREY, UK — The Port of Oakland has approved an $11 million rail connection for Cool Port Oakland, which will act as a key link in the US-Asia meat export chain. The two mile-long rail spur will connect Union Pacific...
Amtrak postpones search for 30th Street developer amid Amazon HQ pursuit
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak has postponed its search for a developer to remake the area around 30th Street Station amid signals that city officials intend to pitch an adjacent swath of University City to Amazon as a potential...
Michael Kelliher selected as NMB’s Acting Chief of Staff
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, October 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Michael Kelliher has been selected as the Acting Chief of Staff, temporarily replacing Mr. Daniel Rainey who left the...
NARP: Amtrak long-distance trains boost local, national economies
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 2, 2017) Ending funding of Amtrak long-distance routes would disproportionately affect low income households in rural communities across the country, according to a report released today by the National Association of Railroad...
Phillips 66 agrees to drop lawsuit over oil trains
(Source: Tribune News, October 2, 2017) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Phillips 66 has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit challenging San Luis Obispo County’s denial of its plan to build a rail spur to transport crude oil to its Nipomo refinery, environmental groups said...
First suspect to be sentenced in Chicago train guns theft
(Source: Associated Press, October 2, 2017) CHICAGO — A purported street gang member is set to be sentenced for the heist of 100 newly minted guns that put a focus on security at a major Norfolk Southern rail yard in a high-crime part of Chicago. Full story:...
Opinion: Public workers deserve our respect
(Source: Governing.com opinion column by Lee Saunders, President of AFSCME, October 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Government is not the politicians in Washington. It's not capitol domes or imposing buildings with marble halls. Government is hardworking people who...
Teamsters denounce false reports of work stoppage by union drivers in Puerto Rico
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 2, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union denounces reports from online, anti-union sources that stated Teamster truck drivers in Puerto Rico have refused to move supplies from the port as...
Analyst: Canadian train stocks preferred to CSX, UP
(Source: Benzinga, October 2, 2017) NEW YORK — U.S. rail stocks may be losing their steam. On Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker downgraded CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Corporation and said investors should be hopping aboard Canadian rail stocks Canadian...
Dow transports pull back sharply amid weakness in railroad stocks
(Source: Market Watch, October 2, 2017) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average pulled back sharply Monday from the previous session's record close, to buck the rally seen in the broader stock market, amid weakness in railroad stocks after a downbeat note from...
