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Carmen’s union vows to fight MBTA overhaul efforts
(Source: Television WCVB, May 28, 2015) BOSTON — The Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 argues that a proposal that gives a Baker-appointed board final approval of labor contracts runs afoul of federal law designed to protect the collective bargaining rights of public...
SEPTA plans to spend $154 million on 18 new locomotives
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 28, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA plans to spend up to $154 million for 18 new Regional Rail locomotives, the authority's biggest railroad acquisition in a decade. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
AAR: Combined weekly freight traffic down 2.7 percent from 2014 for week ending May 23
(Source: Associated of American Railroads press release, May 27, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 23, 2015. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,477 carloads...
BNSF plans temporary layoffs across its system as freight declines
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway Co. says it's planning employee furloughs due to slipping freight shipping demand across its rail network. Full story: Salt Lake Tribune
Nebraska man identified as BNSF worker killed in Minneapolis
(Source: Beatrice Daily Sun, May 28, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Nebraska man has been identified as a BNSF Railway employee killed in a rail yard accident in Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office identified the man Wednesday as 29-year-old...
CN train derails as wooden trestle collapses, burns along rail line near International Falls
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, May 27, 2015) DULUTH, Mich. — A Canadian National Railway trestle near International Falls caught fire early Wednesday, damaging several railroad cars that were caught on the burning span before it collapsed. There were no reports of...
Amtrak crash quells railroads’ efforts to reduce crew size
(Source: Bloomberg, May 27, 2015) NEW YORK — The Amtrak crash that killed eight people this month raised questions of the safety of one-engineer trains, thwarting the idea of reducing freight crews for now, Union Pacific Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz said....
150 years since Chinese workers were brought in to build the transcontinental railroad
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 26, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO — The greatest engineering feat of the 19th century began in 1863, when the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads broke ground. Two years later, contractors began hiring large numbers of Chinese...
NASA Railroad reaches the end of its line
(Source: Florida Today, May 24, 2015) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The NASA Railroad has reached the end of its line. Last month, the Florida East Coast Railway pulled NASA locomotives No. 1 and No. 3 from Kennedy Space Center on their way to new homes. Their departure...
BNSF business car catches fire near Flagstaff
(Source: Arizona Daily Sun, May 27, 2015) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A fire broke out in the kitchen area of a BNSF business train car near Flagstaff on the morning of May 26. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported. Full story: Arizona...
