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TCRC announces tentative agreement with CP
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) press release, September 7, 2017) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents the running trade employees at Canadian Pacific, has agreed to a tentative one year agreement with company,...
SEPTA warns that state GOP budget proposal could gut public transit
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 6, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — A budget proposal from state Republicans would be catastrophic for public transportation in Philadelphia and surrounding counties, SEPTA officials warned Wednesday. The proposal unveiled Tuesday by a...
CSX cuts at 2,700; Railroad also cuts 1,000 contractors, consultants
(Source: Jacksonville Daily Record, September 11, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp.’s year-to-date jobs cuts are up to 2,700, Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro said at an investor conference last week. Beyond the 2,700, the company also cut 1,000 contractors...
BNSF: We’re back from Harvey
(Source: Railway Age, September 8, 2017) NEW YORK — As railroads in the Southeast brace for Hurricane Irma’s projected landfall Sept. 11on the east coast of Florida, BNSF Railway reports that its operations in southeastern Texas are back to normal, with residual...
Jury selection to begin in Lac-Megantic train derailment trial
(Source: Canadian Press, September 11, 2017) SHERBOOKE, Quebec — Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of three men charged in the rail disaster that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Que. Three ex-railway employees – train driver Thomas Harding, railway...
Senate introduce bill to weaken unions
(Source: Washington Examiner, September 7, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans introduced legislation Thursday that would radically reshape federal labor law by giving dissenting workers additional rights to reject or refuse unions. Full story: Washington...
Key railroad assets in Hurricane Irma’s path
(Source: Reuters, September 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major eastern U.S. railroads CSX Corp and Norfolk Southern Corp are rerouting rail cars and locomotives, holding traffic in yards out of harm's way, relocating workers, and putting repair equipment into place as...
FRA clears hurdle for improving freight and passenger rail between D.C. and Richmond, Va.
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the completion of the Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) under...
Amtrak starts selling tickets for Roanoke train service
(Source: Roanoke Times, September 7, 2017) ROANOKE, Va. — Amtrak has begun selling tickets for train travel out of Roanoke. Passenger train service to and from Roanoke is scheduled to resume Oct. 31 after a nearly 40-year hiatus. Full story: Roanoke Times
Amtrak to refurbish Northeast Regional passenger cars
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 7, 2017) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Amtrak trains serving the Capital Region will get a fresh new look as part of a $16 million overhaul of 450 of the passenger railroad's oldest Amfleet cars. The work, which includes new seat cushions,...
