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Amtrak estimates Penn Station summer repairs to cost $40 million
(Source: Reuters, June 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Amtrak's summer repair program at New York's Pennsylvania Station will cost the national passenger rail company $30 million to $40 million in wages, materials and other expenses, it said on Wednesday. Full story:...
STB to hold July 25 public listening session for its Regulatory Reform Task Force
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, June 20, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that its Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF) will host a public listening session on July 25, 2017, to hear stakeholders’ views on...
Trump to nominate Forston to NMB
(Source: Railway Age, June 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Kyle Kirsten Hicks Fortson will be nominated by President Trump for one of two Republican seats on the National Mediation Board (NMB), according to a White House press release June 20. If formally nominated and confirmed...
More than 1,000 Teamsters rally to keep their fundamental right to join a union
(Source: Penn Live, June 21, 2017) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Union members swarmed the Capitol steps Tuesday afternoon to voice their opposition to right-to-work legislation in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged members of the crowd to tell their legislators their...
Operation Lifesaver announces new members on Board of Directors
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, June 20, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bonnie Murphy, president and CEO of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), and Robert C. VanderClute, OLI board chair, announced that five new members have joined the nonprofit organization’s...
GE Transportation signs $575 million locomotive deal with Egypt
(Source: GoErie.com, June 19, 2017) ERIE, Pa. — Just days after confirming a layoff of salaried employees, GE Transportation has signed a $575 million deal with Egyptian National Railways. Full story: www.goerie.com
Additional Pittsburgh-Harrisburg rail service subject of study
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 20, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Greensburg's stately but normally sleepy train station bustles for a few minutes twice a day as passengers board and disembark Amtrak trains during brief stops. Full story: Pittsburgh...
Utah close to achieving rail safety certification needed to avoid loss of nearly $150 million in federal funding
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, June 19, 2017) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah is farther down the track than most states toward gaining newly required federal certification for state transit rail-line inspection programs — which is needed within two years to prevent a halt...
Budget Car Rental agents at Orlando airport join Teamsters Local 385
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 20, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Service agents at Budget Car Rental at the Orlando, Florida airport have voted, by a more than 3-1 margin, to join Teamsters Local 385. The vote was 35-11 and there are 53...
Soldiers fatally shoot suspect after explosion at Brussels train station
(Source: CBS News, June 20, 2017) BRUSSELS — Soldiers shot dead a male suspect after a small explosion at the central Brussels train station, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said early Wednesday morning. Full story: CBS News
