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Bill would let Indiana DOT determine railroad sight rule
(Source: Post-Tribune, January 9, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A requirement for railroad crossings to have 1,500 feet of clear view of the tracks may be removed from the state law and placed under the Indiana Department of Transportation’s regulations. The bill...
Amtrak to highlight disrepair of BNSF tracks in western Kansas
(Source: Associated Press, January 9, 2013) HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Government and railroad officials will take a special train ride this week along the deteriorating track that Amtrak’s Southwest Chief uses in western Kansas. An Amtrak engine will pull BNSF Railway cars...
Now that the election is over, War on Worker battles begin in the states
(Source: Teamster Nation, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extreme, anti-worker Republicans will be especially dangerous this year in the 24 states where the GOP controls the governor's office and both legislative chambers. Working families fought hard against the...
Horizon Air, Teamsters reach six-year contract agreement
(Source: Benzinga, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today that the carrier's 610 pilots ratified an agreement to extend the current contract for three years, creating a new six-year pact. Among...
Hoffa statement on the retirement of Hilda Solis
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the retirement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: “Hilda Solis has been a...
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis stepping down from office
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the first Latina to serve in a Cabinet, is stepping down, the White House announced Wednesday. Full story: Los Angeles Times
Made in America? How to know which products are true red, white and blue
(Source: Consumer Reports, February 2013 issue) Given a choice between a product made in the U.S. and an identical one made abroad, 78 percent of Americans would rather buy the American product, according to a new nationally representative survey by the Consumer...
California region’s high-speed rail expansion keeps rolling with $135 million federal grant
(Source: Sacramento Bee, January 8, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One hundred and fifty years ago, Sacramento launched the transcontinental railroad. Today, city leaders are seeking to become rail pioneers once again. They're tapping the transit-friendly Obama...
UP locomotive fire extinguished in Antelope
(Source: Sacramento Bee, January 8, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Fire crews successfully extinguished a fire on a burning Union Pacific locomotive early this morning in Antelope. Full story: Sacramento Bee
Researchers study longer battery life for electric locomotives
(Source: Energy Harvesting Journal, January 9, 2013) Norfolk Southern Railway No. 999 is the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. But when one of the thousand lead-acid batteries that power it dies, the locomotive shuts down. To combat...
