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BLET member publishes book: “The Life and Times of a Railroad Engineer”
(Source: Superior Telegram, September 7, 2012. Bud Hoekstra is a retired CP Rail System/U.S. locomotive engineer and member of Division 494 in Minneapolis, Minn.) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — For people connected to the railroad in some way, “The Life and Times of a Railroad...
MBTA rail cars two years delayed, T chief heads to S. Korea
(Source: Boston Globe, September 7, 2012) BOSTON — The MBTA’s acting general manager will fly to Seoul this weekend to grill executives of a South Korean company that has fallen about two years behind on a $190 million contract to build badly needed commuter rail...
A late arrival for the last of SEPTA’s new Silverliner V cars
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 7, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's final group of new Silverliner V railcars won't arrive this month as scheduled, because of a lack of parts. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Hyundai Rotem Co., the South Korean...
Unions ready to move past Charlotte
(Source: Politico, September 5, 2012) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After months of griping about how North Carolina is anti-worker and deciding to take a lower profile at the Democratic National Convention, top union officials are united in saying: it’s time to move on. James...
Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 3, 2012) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how the acceptance of a buy-out from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the...
Railroad stocks down at close of September 5 trading
(Source: Associated Press, September 5, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were down at the close of trading on September 5, including Kansas City Southern, which fell 1.3 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 1.4 percent. Full story: CBS...
Union Pacific making infrastructure improvements in Iowa
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 5, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Iowa's transportation infrastructure by investing nearly $14 million in the rail line that runs between Grand Mound and Boone. The project is in progress and is...
Sheriff, UP seeking answers to sabotage of railroad warning signs
(Source: Nebraska City News-Press, September 5, 2012) NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — Police officials and the Union Pacific Railroad are investigating a "crude, improvised device" intended to sabotage the highway-rail grade crossing lights at an intersection in Nebraska City,...
New study reaffirms high-speed rail as major engine in battling climate change
(Source: Sacramento News & Review, September 6, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Opponents of high-speed rail contend that it’s a boondoggle because of its $68 billion price tag. But a recent study provides evidence that a California bullet train might be a good investment,...
Video: Jim Hoffa on MSNBC Morning Joe
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, September 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the MSNBC show "Morning Joe," Teamsters President Jim Hoffa says we will fight back and rebuild America to counter bad trade deals. Watch the video: www.teamster.org
