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Amtrak route that offers Americana snapshots could end with proposed federal budget cuts
(Source: Miami Herald, March 29, 2017) MIAMI — Named after the ancient Greek god of the west wind, this journey by rail aptly captures its namesake: a gentle, mild breeze. Full story: Miami Herald
‘Skinny budget’ would starve Chicago transit, City of New Orleans train
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2017) CHICAGO — The City of New Orleans, the train immortalized in the Steve Goodman song, could disappear under President Donald Trump's preliminary budget blueprint. Full story: Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court to hear Montana case over FELA jurisdiction
(Source: Legal News Line, March 27, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the question of whether plaintiffs can bring a lawsuit under a federal law in a state in which there is no personal jurisdiction. Full story: Legal News Line
SEPTA wants to ‘rebuild the system’ with 12-year, $7.3 billion plan
(Source: Philadelphia Magazine, March 28, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA proposed an ambitious $727.2 million budget on Monday. The funding – which would reflect an almost $180 million increase over last year’s budget, if approved – would go toward the agency’s...
Teamsters Local 2010 reaches tentative agreement with University of California
(Source: Teamsters Local 2010 press release, March 27, 2017) OAKLAND, Calif. — Through our organizing and display of strength at the worksite, we moved the University to a Tentative Agreement that will help and protect all CX-Unit workers. We pushed the University off...
NY state seeks safeguards for hazardous rail shipments
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state's comptroller is urging the Trump administration to strengthen safeguards for trains carrying oil and other hazardous materials. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Tuesday that he's written to U.S....
Reuters: Mexican rail operator nears deal to buy Florida East Coast
(Source: Reuters, March 27, 2017) NEW YORK — The owner of Ferrocarril Mexicano (Ferromex), Mexico's largest railroad operator, is nearing a deal to acquire Florida East Coast Railway for more than $2 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on...
Teamsters denounce House Joint Resolution eliminating protections for federal contractor workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 27, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union denounced the signing of House Joint Resolution 37 today, which eliminates the worker protections put in place by the Obama administration through the...
Man pleads guilty in theft of 100 guns from Chicago rail yard
(Source: ABC Chicago, March 27, 2017) CHICAGO — Andrew Shelton snuck into a rail yard on Chicago's South Side two years ago hunting for designer shoes, leather clothes or other goods he could steal from a parked freight train. Instead, he and seven other thieves found...
Three cars of Amtrak train derail approaching Chicago’s Union Station; no injuries reported
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2017) CHICAGO — No injuries were reported when three cars of an Amtrak train derailed in the South Loop as it approached Union Station on Monday morning, officials said. Full story: Chicago Tribune
