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CP Rail CEO: We will not sacrifice principles for productivity
(Source: Vancouver Sun, January 27, 2012) VANCOUVER, B.C. — While Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is under fire for its productivity, company CEO Fred Green told a Vancouver Board of Trade audience Friday that he won’t sacrifice the social license his railway has...
Amtrak’s Hiawatha line breaks ridership record
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2012) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Annual ridership on Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line cracked the 800,000 mark for the first time last year, the state Department of Transportation reported Friday. Full story:...
CN’s locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new collective agreement
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, January 27, 2012) OTTAWA — Canadian National’s 1,800 locomotive engineers have ratified a new collective agreement. Ninety-five percent voted in favour of the deal, which will expire in 2014. The Teamsters...
TSA rail, subway spot-checks raise privacy issues
(Source: CNN, January 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TSA officers in joint operations randomly ask rail or subway travelers for permission to search their bags for explosives. Local and federal authorities insist the searches are not mandatory, but passengers who refuse...
AAR: Freight railroads expect to spend $13 billion on capital expenditures, hire more than 15,000 in 2012
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 30, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced that the nation’s major freight railroads are projected to invest a record $13 billion in capital expenditures in 2012...
Calif. Gov. Brown rejects $100 billion high-speed rail estimate
(Source: The Sacramento Bee, January 29, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state's current estimate of nearly $100 billion and environmental fees paid by carbon producers will be a source of funding, Gov. Jerry...
Teamsters denounce strong-arm tactics by Indiana Republicans to pass right-to-work
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today condemned the passage of right-to-work legislation in the Indiana House of Representatives, denouncing the Republican...
‘Forgotten photographs of the Union Pacific Railroad’ on exhibit at Utah State University
(Source: Utah State University, January 26, 2012) LOGAN, Utah — University Libraries at Utah State University has created a new exhibit shown at the university’s Merrill-Cazier Library, “Forgotten Photographs of the Union Pacific Railroad.” The exhibit, assembled by...
BNSF opens car shop, inspection tracks in Minot, N.D.
(Source: Minot Daily News, January 27, 2012) MINOT, N.D. — BNSF Railway officials and local leaders celebrated the opening of a new $30 million car shop and two 9,200-foot inspection tracks at Gavin Yard, east of Minot. The new investments are expected to serve the...
Waves damage BNSF rail line in Washington state
(Source: Associated Press, January 26, 2012) EVERETT, Wash. — A BNSF Railway spokesman says waves crashing over the seawall at four spots between Everett and Mukilteo, Wash., have washed rocks away from one of two sets of mainline tracks in the area. Full story: News...
