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TCRC Rail Traffic Controllers ratify six-year agreement with CP Rail
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, September 9, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) announced today that a labour agreement covering approximately 135 rail traffic...
Oil trains move across dozens of Missouri counties
(Source: Associated Press, September 11, 2014) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Railroads have been hauling more than a dozen trains weekly through Missouri carrying volatile crude oil from the Northern Plains that's been involved in multiple fiery accidents, according to...
AAR: Rail traffic up 3.5 percent over 2013 for week ending September 6
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 6, 2014 with 286,002 total carloads, up 2.7 percent...
FRA issues proposed rule to prevent unintended train movements
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will help protect communities...
Senate committee hearing zeroed in on rail service shortcomings
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 11, 2014) Rail congestion in parts of the nation are slowing grain, automotive and chemical shipments, and railroads need to do more to improve their performance, rail shipper organization representatives and politicians...
Bill would let Amtrak reinvest profits in Northeast Corridor
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — House leaders in Washington on Thursday introduced legislation to allow Amtrak to reinvest Northeast Corridor profits on improvements to the corridor, rather than to use that money to subsidize...
House bill cuts Amtrak funding 40 percent
(Source: The Hill, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House is proposing a 40 percent funding cut for Amtrak in a new passenger rail bill that was unveiled on Thursday by the chamber’s Transportation Committee. Full story: The Hill
Rail union members vote down BNSF proposal to cut train crew size
(Source: McClatchy News Service, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A tentative agreement to reduce train crew size on one of the nation’s largest rail carriers has failed, according to the labor union whose members voted on it this week. Full story:...
Railroad Retirement Board financial reports
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 3, 2014) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Kansas City’s Union Station celebrates survival at 100 years
(Source: Kansas City Star, September 4, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Union Station opened on Oct. 30, 1914, as the third-largest rail depot in the country. The two larger stations were both in New York. The main building was 850,000 square feet. The ceiling in the Grand...
