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Three new mediators join NMB
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, June 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that in June 2015 three new mediators have joined the NMB: Jane Allen joins the NMB with 22 years of experience in the airline...
KCS to release 2Q 2015 financial information on July 17
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, June 26, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its financial results for second quarter 2015 on Friday, July 17, 2015, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will also...
Dems slam Maryland governor for killing Baltimore light rail
(Source: The Hill, June 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maryland Democrats in Congress are sharply criticizing the state's Republican governor for killing a proposed light railway in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Thursday that he is canceling a...
Lobbying on MBTA overhaul intensifies
(Source: Boston Globe, June 26, 2015) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s largest union will launch a radio advertisement Friday praising Governor Charlie Baker but calling a key element of his T overhaul plan a “dark cloud.” Elsewhere on the...
Jury awards $375,000 to former UP employee in retaliation case
(Source: Press release from the Law Office of Jeff R. Dingwall, PLC, June 25, 2015) SHREVEPORT, La. — This week, a twelve person Federal jury in Shreveport, La., unanimously found that Union Pacific Railroad Company fired Conductor Jeff Davis for reporting an...
Railroads use new oil train rule to fight transparency
(Source: McClatchy News Service, June 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads may have found a new weapon in their fight to keep information about oil train shipments from the public: a federal rule that was supposed to increase transparency. Full story:...
Metrolink has PTC in Revenue Service Demonstration across network
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Metrolink says Positive Train Control (PTC) is in Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD) across its entire 341-mile network earlier this month, making it the first railroad in the nation to have PTC running...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic down 2.4 percent from 2014 for week ending June 20
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 20, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 550,839...
Senate measure includes funding for passenger rail safety requirements
(Source: USA Today, June 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Senate committee approved passenger rail legislation on Thursday that would add new safety requirements for Amtrak and commuter rail systems in response to last month’s deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia....
Senate panel approves 4-year, $9 billion Amtrak bill
(Source: The Hill, June 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate committee overseeing the nation's infrastructure on Thursday approved a plan to spend nearly $9 billion on Amtrak over the next four years after a deadly crash reignited a debate in Washington about the...
