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PATH nears ridership high-water mark
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 11, 2017) The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system is on track to serve a record 80 million passengers in 2017, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced late last week. Full story: Progressive...
Summer of swell? Penn Station construction going smoothly
(Source: New Jersey radio station 101.5, July 11, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Has the feared “summer of hell,” as predicted by NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, turned into the “summer of swell?” The second morning of schedule changes on the Morris & Essex line because of Amtrak’s...
NTSB releases preliminary report on June 27 Amtrak fatality involving two CSX workers near Washington, D.C.
(Source: Washington Post, July 11, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the National Transportation Board's initial summary of the fatal Jun. 27 collision, the two men, a CSX conductor and a CSX conductor trainee, were returning to their train after inspecting a...
Top NYC office furniture company Waldner’s locks out Teamster workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — On July 5, Waldner’s Business Environments locked out its union workers. Waldner’s is one of the largest office furniture companies in the New York City area and has been...
Local 107 Teamsters set Philly concrete pour record
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 10, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Local 107 Ready Mix Teamsters from four different companies participated over the weekend in the largest continuous concrete pour in Philadelphia history, part of the $5...
KCS to announce 2Q 2017 results on July 21
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, July 10, 2017) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its financial results for second quarter 2017 on Friday, July 21, 2017, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will also...
CTA rail union workers favor strike in preliminary vote
(Source: Chicago Tribune, July 10, 2017) CHICAGO — Frustrated after 18 months of negotiations for a new contract, CTA rail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike in a preliminary, unofficial vote, union representatives said Monday. Full story: Chicago...
Teamsters, governance experts say opioid crisis should have cost McKesson CEO some bonus pay
(Source: Fortune, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — In his 17 years as CEO of McKesson, the nearly $200 billion drug distributor that ranks No. 5 on this year’s Fortune 500, John Hammergren has made a lot of money. He took home $639 million in total compensation in the last...
USDOT’s inspector general to review federal oversight of PTC funding
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 10, 2017) The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (OIG) to review the oversight of federal positive train control (PTC) funding...
Grupo Mexico completes FEC acquisition
(Source: Railway Age, July 10, 2017) NEW YORK — Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. has completed the acquisition of Florida East Coast Holdings Corp. (FEC) through its Transportation Business Unit Grupo México Transportes, S.A. de C.V. (GMXT). Full story: Railway Age
