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Tropicana’s Juice Train will continue to roll despite nationwide service issues with CSX
(Source: Bradenton Herald, August 16, 2017) BRADENTON, Fla. — Shippers across the country are bemoaning changes made by CSX Railroad’s new CEO Hunter Harrison, who initiated sweeping operational changes when he took charge. But if those changes are affecting Tropicana...
Teamsters support citizen veto of right-to-work law in Missouri
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the efforts of thousands of Missourians to repeal SB 19, the destructive...
Union Pacific lays off 500 managers, 250 other workers; most cuts are in Omaha
(Source: Daily Nonpareil, August 18, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Wednesday it would cut about 500 management and administrative jobs and about 250 non-management jobs by mid-September, most of them at the company’s Omaha headquarters, to reduce costs....
CSX cut 785 jobs in July
(Source: Railway Age, August 18, 2017) NEW YORK — CSX in a report to the Surface Transportation Board said employment fell from June to July fell by 785 to 22,313. Most of that, 588, was in the train and engine category. Full story: Railway Age
Feds tell CSX: Stop delaying Amtrak’s trains and fix your problems
(Source: Journal & Courier, August 15, 2017) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The federal government has told CSX it no longer will tolerate delays that have slowed some of Amtrak's trains — including the Hoosier State, which travels between Indianapolis, Lafayette and Chicago — to...
Harrison slams rail customers for CSX criticism
(Source: August 18, 2017) CSX President and Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison has fired back at a coalition of rail-shipper trade associations that complained to Congress about rail-service disruptions as the Class I implements a restructuring aimed at...
Agricultural group urges STB to hold CSX accountable for service failures
(Source: World-Grain, August 18, 2017) ARLINGTON, Va. — The Agricultural Transportation Working Group — a network of national farm, commodity group and agribusiness organizations, including the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) — called upon the Surface...
AAR: Rail traffic up 2.7 percent over 2016 for week ending August 12
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 16, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 12, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 548,790...
Q&A: Unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad employees
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, July 6, 2017) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides two kinds of benefits for qualified railroaders: unemployment benefits for those who...
Union official defends Metro-North conductor accused of assaulting MTA officer
(Source: The Journal News, August 10, 2017) NEW YORK — A Metro-North Railroad conductor accused of assaulting a Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officer at Grand Central Terminal last week was contending with a “belligerent” customer with a history of...
