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Koch-backed W.Va. Senate leader drives anti-worker agenda
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 1, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — By next week, both houses of the West Virginia Legislature are likely to have passed a right-to-work law and a second law eliminating prevailing wages. That law, on...
Engineer in Philadelphia Amtrak derailment has only vague memory of the crash
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Three days after a passenger train derailed in Philadelphia last year, investigators met with a groggy, banged-up Amtrak engineer who had become the center of a great mystery. Full story: Los Angeles Times
NTSB opens the accident docket on Philadelphia Amtrak derailment
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board opened Monday the accident docket and publicly released more than 2,000 pages of information as part of the NTSB’s ongoing...
Opinion: State programs are the lifeblood of Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver opinion column by Wende Corcoran, January 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this month, state member program leaders who are new to their positions in the past year came to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) headquarters in Alexandria,...
‘Out of respect,’ no trains will carry crude oil through Lac-Megantic in 2016
(Source: CBC News, January 31, 2016) MONTREAL — Trains passing through the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., won't carry crude oil until next year, Transport Minister Marc Garneau has confirmed. Full story: CBC News
Officer recognized for helping fellow passengers escape derailed Amtrak train 188
(Source: The Record, January 29, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A Lyndhurst police officer who, though injured himself, helped rescue people from the wreckage of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia last year was recognized on Friday by a national law enforcement organization...
$10.6 million verdict for former NS conductor in ADA suit may be short-lived
(Source: www.al.com, January 31, 2016) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal jury last week found Norfolk Southern Railway violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and should pay a former conductor nearly $10.6 million for refusing to allow him to return to work after he...
MBTA takes Amtrak to court over $28.8 million access fees
(Source: Railway Age, January 29, 2016) NEW YORK — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is suing Amtrak in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts after the two companies failed to reach agreement on new, vastly increased access fees for MBTA...
Layoffs coming to NS could impact its Pennsylvania employees
(Source: PennLive.com, January 29, 2016) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Norfolk Southern plans to layoff 2,000 employees by 2020 but the railroad titan has not yet said if it will affect any of its 4,500 employees in Pennsylvania. Full story: www.pennlive.com
Montana railroads aren’t panicked over nationwide freight recession
(Source: The Missoulian, January 31, 2016) MISSOULA, Mont. — Though neither BNSF nor Montana Rail Link claims to be in crisis mode, both are feeling the pinch of a freight recession that’s battering the rail industry. Full story: The Missoulian
