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Teamsters call on UPS CEO to get company out of ALEC during protest in Detroit
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 29, 2015) DETROIT — Detroit Teamsters were joined by representatives from labor, environmental, community, and religious groups at a protest today outside a Detroit Economic Club luncheon where...
Mumbai train terror attack: Death sentence for five involved in 2006 bombings
(Source: BBC News, September 30, 2015) LONDON — A court in the western Indian city of Mumbai has sentenced five people to death over the 2006 serial bombings of commuter trains. Seven of the 12 men convicted for the blasts have been given life sentences. Seven blasts...
Investigation continues in BNSF ethanol derailment in Scotland, N.D.
(Source: Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, September 30, 2015) SCOTLAND, N.D. — Rail service has resumed, but the clean—up continues following the recent derailment of ethanol tanker cars and ensuing fire southeast of Scotland. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)...
California high-speed rail wants to test drill for tunnel under San Gabriel mountains
(Source: Los Angeles Curbed, September 28, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train will be a $68-billion wonder of the world once it figures out the small problem of how exactly to get the trains out of Los Angeles. The High Speed Rail Authority has had...
Amtrak to introduce bag fees for passengers exceeding limits
(Source: Associated Press, September 30, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is boarding a baggage fee bandwagon that has generated billions in revenue for the airline industry. The passenger train operator says that on Thursday that it will start charging $20 to...
Hoffa: Retirees, workers deserve to receive their pensions
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, September 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The golden years of everyday Americans who worked hard for decades to put away money for retirement are increasingly being jeopardized by the nation's pension system....
A look at the worst bottlenecks along the Northeast Corridor
(Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — As state and federal officials look for an estimated $15 billion for a new train tunnel between New York and New Jersey, passengers along the rail line known as the Northeast Corridor contend with regular...
UP worker killed in rail yard accident in Kansas City, Kan.
(Source: Television station KCTV 5, September 29, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Union Pacific worker was hit and killed by a train while on the job in Kansas City, Kansas Tuesday. Union Pacific is investigating the fatal accident, which occurred in its rail yard near...
KCS announces 15th annual Holiday Express schedule
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, September 28, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) has released its schedule for the 15th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 20 communities in seven states on 24 dates. At each stop, visitors...
Advance notice of oil train shipments still years away
(Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2015) OLYMPIA, WASH. It could be many more months before cities, counties and fire departments get advanced notice of when an oil train is coming through their communities. The Daily Herald reports that such oil train...
