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Dockworkers at Northwest ports reject pact offer
(Source: Reuters, December 24, 2012) SEATTLE, Wash. — Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) at four U.S. Pacific Northwest ports moved closer to a possible labor clash with grain shippers on December 24, as nearly 3,000 dockworkers...
BNSF: After multiple mudslides, indefinite moratorium on passenger trains between Seattle, Everett
(Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2012) SEATTLE — Passenger and commuter train traffic won't be moving between Seattle and Everett for some time. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman said on December 22 that a 48-hour moratorium on passenger and commuter...
Stalled Amtrak train resumes trip to Seattle
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2012) LOS ANGELES — An Amtrak train that had been stalled in a rugged, mountainous area of southern Oregon while en route from Los Angeles to Seattle has begun moving again. The Amtrak Coast Starlight train No. 14, which...
Merry Christmas from a former Teamster
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elvis Presley was a Teamster, driving for Crown Electric for 14 months until Sam Phillips called and asked him to record at Sun Studio. Full story: Teamster Nation
What you can do to prevent Social Security cuts
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 21, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A lot of smoke and fog is swirling around the budget talks that will continue in Washington after Christmas, but one thing is clear: Cuts to Social Security benefits are on the table. A majority of...
NJ Transit was warned about possible flooding in rail yards before Sandy, report says
(Source: Associated Press, December 26, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — A new report says NJ Transit was warned about flooding in its northern New Jersey rail yards months before Superstorm Sandy struck. Full story: www.nj.com
NS railroad worker hurt in accident in Fort Wayne, Ind.
(Source: News-Sentinel, December 24, 2012) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern Railroad employee in Fort Wayne was injured in an accident Monday morning. At about 7 a.m., Fort Wayne Fire Department crews were called to the railroad tracks near Hanna and Hayden...
Pascack Valley Line is fastest growing among NJ Transit rail lines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 20, 2012) RIVER EDGE, N.J. — The Pascack Valley Line was the fastest growing among all NJ Transit rail lines from July to September, according to a trend analysis conducted by the agency. It was the busiest quarter ever for the line, as...
BLET National Division office holiday hours
CLEVELAND, December 21 — In observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, December 26. BLET National President Dennis R....
PATH resumes service at Hoboken Station following Sandy
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 18, 2012) Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail service resumed today at the Hoboken Station in New Jersey, with trains operating to and from the 33rd Street station in Manhattan for the first time since Hurricane Sandy...
