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The ‘other outsourcing’ is just as bad for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Concerns over outsourcing have been often raised in the years since the enactment of NAFTA caused untold thousands of jobs to be shipped overseas. But that is not the only...
Trains still roll through Lac-Megantic, 3 years after disaster
(Source: Associated Press, July 6, 2016) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — A runaway oil train brought death and destruction to this tiny community in Quebec, killing 47 people and destroying dozens of buildings. Three years later, trains still roll through downtown, just feet...
How inspectors missed broken bolts that caused Mosier oil train derailment
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 6, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — On April 27, Steve Holm and three other inspectors drove right over a set of broken railroad bolts that later would cause a massive oil train explosion. Full story and audio: www.opb.org
Christie sets July 8 shutdown of New Jersey road, rail projects
(Source: Bloomberg, July 6, 2016) NEW YORK — Hundreds of road and rail projects will be halted by July 8 for at least a week while Republican Governor Chris Christie’s administration decides how to allot the last of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund. Full story:...
TWU Local 234 defends craftsmanship of cracked SEPTA rail cars
(Source: News Radio KYW 1060, July 6, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The union representing workers who assembled the now out-of-service SEPTA rail cars at a South Philadelphia manufacturing facility believes the cracked beams were defective, and not reflective of their work....
The company that built SEPTA’s faulty railcars wants another contract
(Source: Philadelphia Magazine, July 6, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Hyundai Rotem is currently trying to obtain another SEPTA contract to manufacture double-decker trains that would be used to ease congestion on Regional Rail lines. Given the company’s current (and past)...
Photo tour: Amtrak stations, then and now
(Source: USA Today, July 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Amtrak began operations in 1971, it took over the rail services of more than a dozen railroads, many of which had built depots according to the latest architectural fashions and their own branding. The depots...
NS to blast loose stone with dynamite
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2016) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has received permission to blast tons of loose rock from a hillside to reduce the chance of future slides. West Carson Street has been closed in that area and Norfolk Southern has been...
Concern heats up in the Pacific Northwest as oil by rail moves forward
(Source: Cascadia Weekly, July 6, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Washington state begins its public review this week of what could be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal in the country, slated to be built along the Columbia River at the Port of Vancouver. The...
Virginia wins $165 million grant to unlock ‘Atlantic Gateway’
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 5, 2016) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has won a $165 million federal grant to unlock what it calls the “Atlantic Gateway” to speed passenger rail, freight trains and highway vehicles through one of the most congested corridors on the...
