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Lac-Megantic residents dissatisfied with message from transport minister
(Source: Canadian Press, April 27, 2016) MONTREAL — Lac-Mégantic residents had the opportunity to demand answers to some of their lingering questions from Federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau Tuesday night, including whether the town will get a new set of train...
Canadian government won’t say what it paid to Lac-Megantic settlement fund
(Source: Canadian Press, April 27, 2016) OTTAWA — The federal government used taxpayer money to shield itself from lawsuits related to the deadly Lac-Mégantic rail disaster — but it’s refusing to say how much it paid. Full story: Toronto Star
BMWED reaches tentative agreement with New York Susquehanna & Western
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, April 27, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad and members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees...
CN trims earnings outlook despite 1Q 2016 profit
(Source: Canadian Press, April 25, 2016) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway reported much higher than expected net profit in the first quarter but said lower commodity shipments weighed on revenue and have prompted a downward revision to the company's 2016 financial...
High-speed rail board to weigh in on revised California plan
(Source: Associated Press, April 28, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The board that oversees California's high-speed rail project is expected to approve a revised plan calling for a $64 billion approach that sends the train from the Central Valley to the San Jose area...
Gunmen rob CSX worker in Athens, Ga.
(Source: Athens Banner-Herald, April 27, 2016) ATHENS, Ga. — A pair of gunmen reportedly robbed a railroad employee Tuesday afternoon as he was working along train tracks in northern Athens-Clarke County. The victim said both gunmen has their faces concealed, and...
Wabtec earnings drop as freight rail sales fall
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 26, 2016) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Wabtec Corp. reported 2 percent drop in first-quarter earnings from one year ago, as sales to the freight railroad industry cooled off, company executives said this morning. Full story: Pittsburgh...
Rady Children’s Hospital nurses and med techs vote for Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 26, 2016) SAN DIEGO — Today, the nurses and medical technicians, who are members of the United Nurses of Children's Hospital (UNOCH), overwhelming approved affiliating with the International...
Oil train spills threaten state budgets, N.Y. comptroller says
(Source: Albany Times Union, April 26, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has written to the head of the federal Department of Transportation urging officials to increase oil train safety measures. Full story: Albany Times Union
High-speed rail to Buffalo part of possible plan
(Source: Democrat & Chronicle, April 26, 2016) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — During a grand opening ceremony for Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, Rep. Louise Slaughter told the crowd that she's looking for federal funding to create a...
