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CSX and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen reach agreement
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that a ratified agreement has been achieved between CSX and members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) on...
Opinion: There’s less than meets the eye in Canada’s oil tanker phase-out
(Source: National Observer opinion column by Bruce Campbell, September 6, 2016) OTTAWA — At the end of July, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Canada would accelerate the phase-out of the class of rail tank cars that exploded in Lac-Mégantic in July 2013,...
CSX files lawsuit, saying Scioto project damaged rail bridge
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, September 8, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Scioto Greenways project that beautified the Scioto River where it flows Downtown also damaged a CSX bridge that cost $9.3 million to fix, according to the rail company, which wants to be reimbursed....
Metro-North workers in scandal back at jobs
(Source: The Journal News, September 8, 2016) NEW YORK — Metro-North conductors and engineers caught up in a cheating scandal saved their jobs by agreeing to serve months-long suspensions and, in some cases, agreeing to clean train cars and bathrooms, the Journal...
U.S. railroads report higher coal shipments, but challenges remain
(Source: Platts, September 7, 2016) HOUSTON — Warm summer weather across the US helped coal volumes pick up, but carloads are still on track to finish below 2015 levels due to high stockpiles and stubbornly low natural gas prices, representatives of three of the...
CSX projects decline in earnings for third quarter 2016
(Source: Florida Times-Union, September 7, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. officials forecast a decline in earnings per share of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Full story: Florida Times-Union
Hoffa: Don’t let GOP curb new pro-worker rules
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News on September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House and Department of Labor took another step towards improving the lives of workers late last month when they issued final...
Gogama anglers not biting on health assurances following 2015 CN oil train spill
(Source: The Sudbury Star, September 7, 2016) GOGAMA — Another round of environmental testing is being undertaken at the site of last year's train derailment in Gogama after local residents raised concerns that it wasn't done effectively the first time. Full story:...
Editorial: More detail needed on rail bridge inspections
(Source: The Herald, September 7, 2016) EVERETT, Wash. — As the number of trains and the volume of volatile crude oil — particularly that from the Bakken region in North Dakota, Montana and Canada’s province of Saskatchewan — have increased as it moves across country...
STB gives Great Lakes more time to propose alternative route
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 6, 2016) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has granted Great Lakes Basin Transportation's (GLBT) request for a deadline extension to file an alternative route for its proposed freight line around Chicago. Full story:...
