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Port of Tucson to open reefer rail facility this summer
(Source: Produce News, March 13, 2015) TUCSON, Ariz. — By late summer, a new 240,000-square-foot cold storage cross dock facility will be operational at the port of Tucson. The facility connects directly to the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. Full story:...
PennDOT helps railroads handle ‘last mile’ traffic
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Diesel exhaust and dust from trucks carrying thousands of loads of coal to the Homer City Generating Station had turned trees along the route black. Those trips — and the accompanying pollution — were...
UP says employees record safest year in company history in 2014
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, March 14, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says its 2014 annual employee safety performance was the best in company history. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Watchdog agency to audit organization that runs Amtrak Downeaster
(Source: Portland Press Herald, March 13, 2015) AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers voted Friday to direct a state watchdog agency to audit the New England Passenger Rail Authority amid concerns about the transparency and operations of the group running Amtrak’s Downeaster...
BNSF halts traffic between Seattle and Everett due to weather
(Source: Seattle Times, March 15, 2015) SEATTLE, Wash. — BNSF Railway said Sunday it had interrupted freight and passenger traffic between Seattle and Everett due to mudslides resulting from heavy rainfall. Full story: Seattle Times
Some growers unwilling to lose land for California bullet train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2015) LOS ANGELES — Harold Parichan built a reputation as a tough corporate defense attorney when he represented Ford, General Motors and gun maker Sturm, Ruger against some of the biggest product defect allegations in history....
FedEx Freight workers in California vote to join Teamsters Local 439
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 13, 2015) STOCKTON, Calif. — A group of 50 drivers at FedEx Freight’s Stockton, Calif., terminal have voted to join Teamsters Local 439. The vote took place Thursday, March 12 and today, and the...
Lies are the latest trick in war over Trans-Pacific Partnership
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s officially silly season in the debate over fast track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The devastating trade duo is a job killer that will not only send work...
Opinion: A railway catastrophe in the making
(Source: New York Times opinion column by Eleanor Randolph, March 12, 2015) NEW YORK — So far, Americans have been spared the kind of terrible tragedy that occurred two years ago in the small tourist town of Lac-Mégantic in southern Canada. On a midsummer morning, a...
Minnesota Gov. Dayton proposes spending $330 million to upgrade rail safety
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 13, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton, joined by officials from cities across the state, proposed Friday a $330 million 10-year spending plan to make railroads and grade crossings safer from passing oil trains. Full...
