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Second attempt at Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act launched in U.S. House
(Source: Railway Age, February 10, 2015) NEW YORK — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has introduced H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA). The bill, identical to legislation introduced in 2014 by T&I, is described...
The other train accident victims: Rail workers who face PTSD and depression
(Source: Newsweek, February 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the conversation after deadly transit accidents tends to focus on the passengers, transit workers often deal with unique forms of trauma. John Tolman, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive...
Teamsters give CP Rail 72-hour strike notice
(Source: CBC News, February 10, 2015) OTTAWA — Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has given Canadian Pacific Railway 72-hour strike notice, meaning 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors and other train workers could walk off the job midnight on Saturday. Full story:...
SEPTA, BLET dispute work rules
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA managers and Regional Rail workers differed sharply Tuesday on the possible safety effects if SEPTA is permitted to avoid requirements of a federal rule designed to limit fatigue. SEPTA wants the...
BLET engineers fear impact of long hours at SEPTA
(Source: Metro, February 10, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — On February 10, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) held a hearing on whether to extend a safety waiver that SEPTA was granted in October 2012. The waiver lets the agency put engineers on 14-hour, six-day work...
Amtrak Train Days to celebrate reasons to ride
(Source: Amtrak press release, February 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2015, America's Railroad® is launching Amtrak Train Days (ATD) to celebrate with local communities why trains matter and reasons to ride. Due to the past success of the "National Train Day", Amtrak...
UP’s Chief Accounting Officer sells $310,000 in company stock
(Source: InterCooler, February 10, 2015) NEW YORK — Union Pacific CAO Jeffrey P. Totusek sold 2,536 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.25, for a total value of...
Officials seek to prevent more train crossing collisions
(Source: The Journal News, February 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Although collisions at crossings have declined nationally over the past decade, the drop hasn't been nearly as marked in New York, according to Federal Railroad Administration data. In total, 63 people have died...
Lac-Megantic cleanup companies still waiting to get paid
(Source: CBC News, February 9, 2015) MONTREAL — More than a year and a half after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, several environmental emergency companies say they are still awaiting compensation from the Quebec government. Full story: www.cbc.ca
CP Rail calls for government to end to cap on grain shipping fees
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 7, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is calling for an end to a government-imposed limit on revenues the country’s two major railroads can make hauling grain in Western Canada, a measure designed to protect farmers from...
