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Proposed budget derails Amtrak in Alabama, but advocates urge calm
(Source: www.al.com, March 18, 2017) MOBILE, Ala. — Under President Donald Trump's budget blueprint called "America First," 23 of 46 states that Amtrak serves — including Alabama — would be cut off from the company's long-distance routes. While passenger rail...
Passenger ops lagging freight RRs in PTC progress
(Source: Railway Age, March 20, 2017) NEW YORK — The Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration released a status update today on railroads' progress implementing positive train control (PTC) systems in the fourth quarter of 2016. Full story:...
CN reaches tentative agreement with IBEW signal and communications employees in Canada
(Source: CN press release, March 20, 2017) MONTREAL — CN announced today it has negotiated a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council 11 to renew the labour contract for approximately 700 CN signals and...
Proposed budget would halt Amtrak service in Ohio
(Source: Toledo Blade, March 19, 2017) TOLEDO, Ohio — Amtrak passenger train service would end in Ohio if the Trump Administration’s proposed budget is approved. Full story: Toledo Blade
Hoffa-Hall, General Executive Board, begin five-year term
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 20, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, 22 International Vice Presidents and three International...
Infrastructure proposal could put Gateway tunnel project in peril
(Source: NJ Spotlight, March 20, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Work on a key bridge that’s part of the ambitious Gateway plan to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River is supposed to begin this year. But whether that will happen seems up in the air, as the initial...
House railroad subcommittee hearing to focus on emerging technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2017) On March 21, the House Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee will host a roundtable discussion on the impact of emerging railroad technologies on industry safety, reliability and efficiency. Full...
Boxcars parked a year near homes have N.J. residents cross with NS
(Source: lehighvalleylive.com, March 20, 2017) EASTON, Pa. — The railroad is supposed to be a good neighbor. And that is what tortures David Rosenblum, who for a year has had the end of a line of 60-plus boxcars parked less than 100 feet from his front door. Full...
BNSF plans $2.3 million facility in Dilworth
(Source: Inforum, March 17, 2017) DILWORTH — Work will soon begin on a new office and operations building here for Burlington Northern Sante Fe LLC. Full story: www.inforum.com
Pa. legislators, advocates, still pushing for more passenger trains
(Source: The Incline, March 17, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — At 7:30 a.m., the 42 Pennsylvanian left Pittsburgh’s Amtrak station on time, scheduled to arrive in Harrisburg just before 1 p.m. Full story: The Incline
