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Kentucky town plans to threaten Norfolk Southern executives with jail over blocked crossings
(Source: The Advocate-Messenger, August 15, 2013) GENEVA, Ky. — The problem of Norfolk Southern trains stopping on the tracks in the McKinney area and blocking the Geneva crossing — the only way across for miles around — is of growing concern for county officials, who...
Thriving U.S. oil by rail spurs BNSF budget increase to $4.3 billion
(Source: Platts, August 15, 2013) HOUSTON, Texas — Oil by rail is growing so fast that BNSF, one of the US' largest rail carriers, has increased its budget by $200 million this year, to a record $4.3 billion, to allow it to rig up for the rising demand, the company's...
Warren Buffett buys oil sands producer Suncor
(Source: CNN Money, August 15, 2013) NEW YORK — On Thursday Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced through a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it bought $524 million worth of Suncor stock last quarter. Suncor is a Canadian oil company...
Railroads confident they’ll keep winning a slice of crude oil business
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 16, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Domestic oil production is on the rise, creating an opportunity, as well as some controversy, for railroads. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Canadian Pacific Railway refuses to pay for Lac-Megantic cleanup
(Source: Canadian Press, August 15, 2013) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific says it's not responsible for paying to clean up Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The railway is rejecting a legal demand by the provincial government that it help fund the cleanup of the devastated town. Full...
Lac-Megantic: Unknown additives may have made oil more volatile
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 16, 2013) MONTREAL — The 72-car train that derailed in Lac-Mégantic on July 6 was loaded with oil drawn from the Bakken formation of North Dakota. Evidence gathered so far suggests that the crude oil “reacted in an abnormal way” and...
Teamsters mourn deaths of UPS flight crew in August 14 crash
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the pilots lost in the crash of UPS Flight 1354 on August 14 near Birmingham, Ala....
Likely labor regulations would aid veterans, disable, unions
(Source: Associated Press, August 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Thomas Perez now confirmed as head of the Labor Department, the agency is expected to unleash a flurry of new regulations that have been bottled up for months — a prospect that has business leaders...
North Carolina sued over early voting law by women’s group
(Source: Bloomberg News, August 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Carolina was sued by the League of Women Voters over claims that changes in the state’s election laws restrict early voting, and eliminate same-day voter registration and some provisional ballots. Full...
38th Teamsters National Black Caucus kicks off in Atlanta
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of African-American Teamster leaders and members have gathered together in the heart of downtown Atlanta on Peachtree Street at the 38th Annual Educational...
