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BNSF 3Q 2014 profit is up, but volume held back by congestion
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, November 11, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF Railway said third-quarter profit rose 5 percent, with freight volume falling 1 percent as congestion continues to strain the company’s rail network. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company, owned by...
5 ways to honor veterans beyond Veterans Day
(Source: CNN, November 11, 2014) NEW YORK — One of the most productive thing anyone outside the military can do is actually very simple and easy, veterans say: Strike up a conversation with a veteran. Get to know one of them in a meaningful way. There is a wide...
BNSF finishes $400 million in North Dakota upgrades
(Source: Forum News Service, November 8, 2014) DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — The last of 55 miles of new double railroad track was placed into service in northwestern North Dakota this past week by BNSF Railway, as the company works to ease the backlog of rail shipments that...
Protesters in New Jersey call for safer rail cars to transport oil
(Source: The Record, November 10, 2014) TEANECK, N.J. — Three dozen protesters rallied Sunday on a bridge over CSX rail tracks that carry an estimated 30 million gallons of highly explosive North Dakota crude oil each week through Bergen County towns, demanding an end...
Waste workers in Houston vote to join Teamsters Local 988
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 7, 2014) HOUSTON — Workers at WCA Waste Corporation in Houston, who are seeking fair wages, job security and safer working conditions, voted today to join Teamsters Local 988. The vote was 90 to...
Teamsters applaud U.S. Appeals Court decision reinstating misclassified port truck drivers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 7, 2014) CARSON, Calif. — In a landmark victory for misclassified “independent contractors” across America, two previously fired port truck drivers have returned to work today as employees of...
The biggest foreign lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron — it’s the Koch brothers
(Source: Washington Post, November 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — You might expect the biggest foreign lease owner in Canada's oil sands, or tar sands, to be one of the international oil giants, like Exxon Mobil or Royal Dutch Shell. But that isn't the case. The biggest...
Rail car manufacturing workers claim unsafe conditions
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 10, 2014) CHICAGO — Employees of a rail-car manufacturing plant in Rochelle, Ill., that has received millions of dollars in grants, training funds and tax incentives from state and local governments claim their working conditions are...
Will there be enough coal for winter power?
(Source: Electric Co-op Today, November 9, 2014) ARLINGTON, Va. — Electric cooperatives are voicing alarm that the nation’s freight railroads could fail to deliver all the coal power plants will need to meet this winter’s heating demand. Full story:...
Dismay from China after Mexico cancels high-speed rail bid
(Source: New York Times, November 10, 2014) NEW YORK — Mexico’s decision to cancel a Chinese-led bid to build a high-speed rail system has triggered reactions ranging from surprise to scorn in China, which has prided itself on the rapid expansion of its own rail...
