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Boys and Girls Club kids, parents get free BNSF train ride
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, June 4, 2012) LINCOLN, Neb. — BNSF Railway hosted a free train ride Monday for nearly 300 community leaders and parents, students and employees of the Boys and Girls Club in Lincoln, Neb. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Rail stocks mixed at close of June 4 trading
(Source: Associated Press, June 4, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on June 4, including Kansas City Southern, which fell 1.1 percent, and CSX, which rose 0.1 percent. Full story: CBS News
Union Pacific making Colorado, Wyoming infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press releases, June 4, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Colorado's transportation infrastructure by investing more than $10 million in the rail line that runs between Winter Park and just west of Kremmling. The project is...
Denver light rail stunned by BNSF’s charge for use of northwest rail lines
(Source: Denver Post, June 5, 2012) DENVER, Colo. — According to the Denver Post, leaders of Denver's commuter rail service, RTD, were stunned to learn that BNSF Railway will charge them $535 million for use of its tracks. Full story: Denver Post
Renewed calls for Positive Train Control in Canada
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety Magazine, June 4, 2012) OTTAWA — In the wake of Via Rail's Burlington tragedy on February 26, 2012, critics argue that it is time to start implementing positive train control (PTC) technology in Canada. Full story: OHS Canada
Locked out Republic Services workers extend picket line again in California
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 4, 2012) MILPITAS, Calif. — Sanitation workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. extended their picket line to a Republic hauling yard,...
Unions: Creating the next generation of workers
(Source: Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 2012) JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is not known for being a union-friendly state. But union officials say their organizations are doing more than just fighting for standardized working conditions for their members. They're also, in...
BRS, BMWED back committee’s report on roadway worker safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 4, 2012) Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) President W. Dan Pickett and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) President Freddie Simpson recently commended the work of the Fatality Analysis of...
Detroit light rail project, M-1, still stalled after DOT’s LaHood expresses concerns
(Source: Huffington Post, June 5, 2012) DETROIT — Backers of Detroit's on-again, off-again light rail project who were expecting some good news Monday may have to wait two months longer for a federal verdict on plans for the city's privately-funded transportation...
California governor seeks to reduce environmental protections for bullet train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — With legal challenges to the California bullet train mounting, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday began circulating proposed legislation designed to significantly diminish the possibility that opponents could stop the...
