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Big investment needed in Western Canada’s rail, ports to handle commodities
(Source: Canadian Press, April 7, 2016) MONTREAL — Big investments in both rail and marine infrastructure will be required to accommodate an acceleration in commodities shipments, particularly oil, over the next decade, says the Conference Board of Canada. Full story:...
Riders’ group pans Amtrak cutbacks west of Rensselaer
(Source: Albany Times Union, April 7, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — An Amtrak plan to temporarily suspend one of the four daily round-trips west of Rensselaer for track maintenance has drawn criticism from the Empire State Passengers Association. Full story: Albany Times...
NTSB: Amtrak train crashed on bent tracks in Kansas
(Source: USA Today, April 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Amtrak derailment in Kansas last month that sent 28 people to the hospital occurred where track damage was traced to a grain truck, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. Full story: USA...
Employer accountability is essential for workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, knew everything there was to know about the company’s West Virginia mines. He even received production updates every...
Minnesota legislators want railroads to open books on emergency response
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 7, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The emergency management director for St. Paul held up a sheet of paper covered with a large black square. It was a redacted record he had requested to learn how railroad companies would respond to...
Mechanical workers furloughed at UP’s Bailey Yard
(Source: North Platte Bulletin, April 8, 2016) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific is furloughing workers in the mechanical departments at Bailey Yard in North Platte and at South Morrill, as the affects of the decline in coal use across the country hits central and...
AAR: First quarter 2016 rail traffic down 6.5 percent from 2015
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for March 2016. Carload traffic in March totaled 1,196,167 carloads,...
U.S. military: CP, NS merger could adversely affect defense
(Source: Reuters, April 7, 2016) NEW YORK — The U.S. military on Thursday raised concerns with a federal rail regulator over the voting trust Canadian Pacific has proposed as part of its takeover bid for Norfolk Southern and said the deal could adversely affect the...
Proposal aims to tighten airport, train security after Brussels attacks
(Source: USA Today, April 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Travelers would see tightened airport and train station security, including additional armed officers and better training for law enforcement, under a proposal endorsed by the secretary of Homeland Security on...
Hoffa: It gets worse if TPP is enacted
(Source: Statement by Teamsters International President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, April 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters and many other pro-worker allies have written repeatedly about the devastating lasting effects of bad trade deals in...
