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Rails re-open at site of Maryland train, truck crash
(Source: Associated Press, May 31, 2013) ROSEDALE, Md. — CSX says rail lines where a freight train and trash truck collided near Baltimore have reopened. Full story: Seattle Times
CTA, rail union at odds over seniority rules
(Source: Chicago Tribune, June 3, 2013) CHICAGO — Labor peace has been short-lived at the CTA in the wake of a historic contract negotiated late last year that changed decades-old work rules to increase efficiency and save the transit agency millions of dollars...
Amtrak adds third daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham
(Source: Bellingham Herald, May 31, 2013) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Amtrak added a third daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham beginning Friday, May 31, to help travelers get around the Skagit River bridge that collapsed May 23. Full story: Bellingham Herald
Teamsters appeal court ruling on Mexican trucks
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 3, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today asked for a rehearing on its challenge to the Department of Transportation’s cross-border trucking program. Last month, the...
Ackman cuts Canadian Pacific stake after stock triples
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 3, 2013) NEW YORK — William Ackman, the activist investor who staged a boardroom coup at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP), plans to sell stock for the first time after the price tripled since he took a stake in the carrier in 2011. Full...
High-speed rail linking Atlanta and Charlotte could pass through Augusta
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, June 3, 2013) AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta’s on the map as a potential stop for a high-speed passenger train. Three public meetings – the first of which is tonight in Suwanee, Ga. – are planned before the U.S. Department of Transportation narrows...
Locomotive engineer injured after turkey crashes into Amtrak train
(Source: The Sun Chronicle, June 2, 2013) MANSFIELD, Mass. — The engineer of a northbound Amtrak train was injured when a wild turkey crashed through the window of his locomotive, stopping service on all tracks. The engineer was transported to the hospital for...
Amtrak gets $185 million for Hudson River tunnels
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak will get $185 million in federal funds to advance work on new Hudson River rail tunnels. The money, which will come from Hurricane Sandy relief funds, will be used to build an 800-foot concrete...
Locomotive builders say, ‘keep it made in Erie!’
(Source: Labor Notes, May 31, 2013) ERIE, Pa. — Locomotive builders in Erie, Pennsylvania, are rallying today to demand that General Electric stop the transfer of nearly a third of the plant’s jobs to a non-union, lower-wage factory in Texas. Full story: Labor...
18 of America’s biggest companies using tax havens to skirt $92 billion in U.S. taxes
(Source: Huffington Post, June 3, 2013) NEW YORK — Apple may be getting all the attention from lawmakers and the news media for its offshore tax practices, but a new report finds that other major companies are using similar tactics to avoid paying taxes on billions of...
