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BNSF speeding post-Harvey progress
(Source: Railway Age, September 6, 2017) NEW YORK — Citing improving conditions and strong efforts by m/w crews, rail service impacted by Hurricane Harvey on most BNSF subdivisions in the Houston area and throughout southeastern Texas has been restored. All BNSF rail...
House defeats conservative effort to defund Amtrak
(Source: The Hill, September 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House rejected a conservative proposal late Wednesday night to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for Amtrak. Full story: The Hill
Teamsters: New NAFTA should follow lead of Canadian labor proposal
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 6, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to the end of round two of...
Canada reportedly wants the U.S. to scrap its right-to-work laws as part of a new NAFTA deal
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 5, 2017) TORONTO — Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called "right to work" laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation of the North...
Q&A: RRB financial reports
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 15, 2017) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Montana Rail Link to mark 30th anniversary
(Source: The Missoulian, September 5, 2017) MISSOULA, Mont. — Nearly 2,800 current and past employees and their families are expected to ride on eight employee appreciation train trips across Montana starting Friday to help celebrate Montana Rail Link’s 30th...
Court sides with UP in appeal of 2012 Midland veterans parade crash lawsuit
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, September 1, 2017) MIDLAND, Texas — The 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland ruled that a trial court was correct in its judgment for Union Pacific in a case brought forward by those impacted in the Support of Support crash with a...
New CEO Richard Anderson outlines his vision for Amtrak
(Source: National Public Radio, September 5, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Richard Anderson, former head of Delta Airlines, who has been recruited to lead Amtrak during a period of major renovations. Full story and audio: www.npr.org
Amtrak to equip 310 locomotives with PTC
(Source: Railway Age, September 1, 2017) NEW YORK — Working with Rockwell Collins, Amtrak plans to equip approximately 310 diesel-electric locomotives with Positive Train Control (PTC) technology to comply with the Dec. 31, 2018 federal deadline mandated by the...
STB nixes Great Lakes Basin line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 31, 2017) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board on Aug. 30 rejected an application filed by Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) for authority to construct and operate a rail line in the states of Wisconsin,...
