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Chairman of House T&I Committee opposes CP-NS merger
(Source: Reuters, April 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bill Shuster, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced his opposition on Tuesday to a proposed railroad merger between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and Norfolk...
Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate, but they were very wrong
(Source: The Nation, March 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global warming is, in the end, not about the noisy political battles here on the planet’s surface. It actually happens in constant, silent interactions in the atmosphere, where the molecular structure of certain...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic down 16.5 percent from 2015 for week ending March 26
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 30, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Mar. 26, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 470,271...
Is a recession on the horizon? Furloughs, freight shipments at UP, BNSF give snapshot of economy
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, April 4, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — A low unemployment rate, a strong housing market, booming car sales: Some pictures of the U.S. economy are downright rosy. But there could be a storm brewing — a rumbler that has some people mentioning another...
FRA announces $25 million available for Positive Train Control implementation
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transporation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $25 million in competitive grant funding...
Norfolk Southern CEO urges employees to vote against CP merger motion
(Source: Canadian Press, March 30, 2016) MONTREAL — Norfolk Southern Railway’s CEO is urging its employees not to support a motion urging the railway’s board of directors to enter into merger talks with Canadian Pacific Railway. Full story: MM&D
Former Amtrak president appointed chair of Network Rail Consulting’s American branch
(Source: Rail Technology Magazine, March 22, 2016) LONDON — Network Rail Consulting has announced the appointment of a former Amtrak president and chief executive as chair of its North American business. Thomas Downs will join the body, which acts as an international...
Contractor settles Amtrak overbilling allegations for $580,000
(Source: Connecticut Law Tribune, March 22, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — A Rocky Hill-based construction company has agreed to pay $580,000 to settle allegations that it overbilled the federal government on a bridge reconstruction project in Niantic. Full story:...
BNSF idles locomotives in Oklahoma City as demand slows
(Source: The Oklahoman, March 23, 2016) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — BNSF Railway has parked dozens of its locomotives at a storage yard north of downtown Oklahoma City over the past several weeks as slowing traffic demand has left the units idle. Full story:...
Taking a stand for worker fairness on Capitol Hill
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 22, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Misclassification and wage theft can take place at any job. Just ask scores of U.S. Senate cafeteria workers serving some of the nation’s most powerful about how they...
