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FRA’s Feinberg visits Fort Collins, talks quiet zones
(Source: The Coloradoan, June 18, 2016) FORT COLLINS, Colo. — An entourage of federal and local officials took a relatively quiet stroll down Mason Street in Fort Collins on Friday to talk about train noise. Full story: The Coloradan
US Foods Teamsters extend pickets to Chicagoland
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 17, 2016) BENSENVILLE, Ill. — Today, Teamsters that work at the US Foods [NYSE: USFD] distribution facility in Bensenville, Ill. refused to cross the extended picket line of Teamsters from Severn,...
Normal high-speed rail work rescheduled
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, June 18, 2016) NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad are overseeing the work, which is necessary for trains capable of going 110 mph to travel through Bloomington-Normal starting next year....
High-speed rail workers ease massive girders onto Fresno bridge
(Source: Fresno Bee, June 17, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — Work began Thursday morning to install the first of 42 giant girders that will support the road bed of the new Tuolumne Street bridge in downtown Fresno. The bridge will carry traffic on Tuolumne Street over the...
More oil trains arriving at Port of Tacoma
(Source: The News Tribune, June 17, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Union Pacific oil train that derailed June 3 in Mosier, Oregon, rolled into the Port of Tacoma Sunday with little notice, despite the intense scrutiny its wreck, spill and fire attracted to the...
21 arrested in Vancouver oil train protest
(Source: The Columbian, June 18, 2016) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Twenty-one people were arrested for trespassing Saturday afternoon when they sat in the middle of a railroad crossing near the Vancouver Amtrak station and refused to move. Full story: The Columbian
Railroad Retirement Board issues statements of service (Form BA-6)
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 26, 2016) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a "Certificate of Service Months and Compensation" (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who had creditable railroad...
Norfolk a stop on railroad’s wind farm transportation network
(Source: Norfolk Daily News, June 15, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk has become a stop for Union Pacific’s Wind 2 Rail Program. The program is operated by Union Pacific Distribution Services and specializes in transporting components for wind farm operations, connecting...
More rail inspections sought after Phoenix found to have 5 of nation’s most dangerous crossings
(Source: Arizona Republic, June 15, 2016) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Following a report in April that five of the 15 most dangerous railroad crossings in the nation are in the Phoenix area, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted to hire two more rail inspectors. Full story:...
Teamster flight dispatchers ratify tentative agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 15, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following a tentative agreement on May 6, 2016, Teamster flight dispatchers at NetJets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract. The vote was 38 to 0 in...
