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Another big win: For the first time in North America, Teamsters successfully organize workers at FedEx Freight
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic first, dock associates at FedEx Freight in Surrey, British Columbia have joined Teamsters Local 31. Read Teamsters Canada press release here (PDF). It’s...
DC-Philly Amtrak service resumes after being shut down for downed wires
(Source: Associated Press, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service resumed between Washington and Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon after being shut down for a time. Full story: www.myfoxdc.com
Norfolk Southern clears wreckage following Fort Wayne derailment
(Source: Journal Gazette, September 17, 2014) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Norfolk Southern workers had the rail line along Dawkins Road in New Haven open by 3 a.m. Tuesday after a 31-car derailment tore up about 400 feet of track and left several cars in a crumpled pile about...
BNSF takes steps to reduce coal dust in The Dalles
(Source: The Dalles Chronicle, September 16, 2014) THE DALLES, Ore. — In a bid to eliminate coal dust, BNSF Railway will start spraying a second coating of sealant on coal cars in Pasco before they enter the windy gorge, a rail official said last week. Andrew Johnsen,...
Family who won suit over BNSF loses home
(Source: KIRO TV, September 16, 2014) SEATTLE — A Snohomish man says he's out hundreds of thousands of dollars he’s owed and is struggling to support his family -- all because he was trying to protect you from an oil train derailment. Full story: www.kirotv.com
TransCanada sees itself in oil train business regardless of Keystone Pipeline
(Source: Reuters, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pipeline operator TransCanada Corp is likely to haul Canadian oil sands crude by rail whether or not its embattled Keystone XL pipeline project is finally approved by Washington, the company's chief executive...
Oil trains pose threat to downtown Seattle, study says
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2014 SEATTLE, Wash. — With increasing numbers of volatile crude oil trains moving through Seattle’s “antiquated” downtown rail tunnel, city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of an oil train accident and...
Ag bracing for railroad delays as record harvest looms
(Source: Argus Leader, September 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At Dakota Mill & Grain, a grain and agriculture nutrient company based in Rapid City that depends heavily on trains to move crops and fertilizer, officials had no reason to think the 2013 harvest would be...
Agriculture Secretary meets with Warren Buffet on rail service
(Source: Des Moines Register, September 16, 2014) DES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday he met with Warren Buffett last week to press the billionaire investor to make sure his railroad, BNSF Railway, was ready for the expected record corn...
More than two-thirds of Americans support more federal dollars for public transportation, APTA says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 16, 2014) The number of Americans that support increasing federal investment in public transportation grew to 68 percent, a nearly two-point increase over last year, according to a survey conducted by the Mineta...
