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Ken Hall: Let’s fix W.Va.’s economy

(Source: Column by Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, March 7, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Yes, the first bill out of the gate by lead sponsor Senate President Bill Cole, the presumptive Republican candidate for Governor, was...

Court rejects key lawsuit against California high-speed rail system

(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train has won a court victory in a key lawsuit that sought to stop the $64-billion project because it allegedly violated restrictions voters imposed in 2008. Full story: Los Angeles...

Harrison slams FedEx over opposition to NS deal

(Source: Business News Network, March 8, 2016) ONTARIO — Hunter Harrison wants major railroad shippers to mind their own businesses. The CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway told BNN on Tuesday that FedEx Corp. had no place objecting to his strategy direction....

CP’s Harrison says CSX combination still possible

(Source: Bloomberg, March 8, 2016) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is still interested in exploring a merger with CSX Corp. even as Canada’s second-largest carrier continues to pursue Norfolk Southern Corp., Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison said....

NJ Transit, unions express optimism as talks continue

(Source: www.nj.com, March 8, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Union officials will spend Wednesday analyzing new proposals put on the table by NJ Transit Tuesday as talks continued between the rail agency and a coalition of 11 rail unions trying to avert a possible March 13...

RRB announces dates for March-June 2016 informational conferences

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced a schedule of dates for the agency’s spring 2016 informational conferences. Informational conferences will be held in 21 locations across the country, beginning on March 11 in Baldwin Park, California, and...

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