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Norfolk Southern to cut 140 jobs in Roanoke
(Source: Virginian Pilot, February 25, 2013) ROANOKE, Va. — It said the employees who lose their jobs in Roanoke will be among the first to be offered positions elsewhere in 2013. The railroad said it expects to hire between 850 and 1,150 employees across its network...
Norfolk Southern to discontinue certain railcar sorting operations in Roanoke
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 25, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that it will cease regional railcar classification operations at its Roanoke Terminal hump yard in Roanoke, Va., beginning today. This will mean the elimination...
Train hits truck hauling 10,000 gallons of jet fuel near Umatilla
UMATILLA, Ore. — Oregon State Police say a truck hauling 10,000 gallons of jet fuel overturned onto railroad tracks in northeastern Oregon, where the truck cab and a cargo tanker were hit by a train. The truck driver escaped with minor injuries and no environmental...
NTSB says train didn’t slow before collision in Goodwell, Okla.
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2013) TULSA, Okla. — The National Transportation Safety Board says an eastbound train didn't slow or stop for signals before colliding with another train in the Oklahoma Panhandle, killing three people. A hearing is under way...
Union Pacific: NTSB puts hold on parade accident videos
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, February 26, 2013) MIDLAND, Texas — An attorneys representing victims of the Nov. 15 train-parade float crash said video and other materials are in possession of the National Transportation Safety Board. Attorney Kevin Gasheen...
Canadian Pacific Railway declares dividend
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, February 22, 2013) CALGARY, Alberta — The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today declared a quarterly dividend of thirty-five cents ($0.35) Canadian per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The...
Why should taxpayers give big banks $83 billion a year?
(Source: Bloomberg, February 20, 2013) NEW YORK — In television, in interviews and in meetings with investors, executives of the biggest U.S. banks -- notably JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon -- make the case that size is a competitive advantage. It...
Meet the Teamsters behind the Oscars
(Source: Teamster Nation, February 24, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As you watched union actors, musicians and writers during the Oscars on February 24, don't forget they got plenty of help from Motion Picture Teamsters. Full story: Teamster Nation
IBT’s Ken Hall: Where are ‘Friends of Coal Miners’?
(Source: Gazette-Mail, February 23, 2013) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — I count myself as a friend of coal. Coal helps fuel our great state, pumping $26 billion into the economy each year and providing more than $3.2 billion in wages for West Virginia families. Where are these...
Canadian Pacific Railway plans to be out of downtown Calgary by end of year
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 22, 2013) CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway will move all of its employees from its downtown headquarters at Gulf Canada Square to a new building at the company’s Ogden Yard in southeast Calgary by the end of...
