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TCRC members ratify four-year contract with Via Rail
(Teamsters Canada issued the following on June 1, 2011.) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) announced today that its members have ratified a four-year contract with VIA Rail Canada (VIA). The TCRC represents some 350 employees working as locomotive...
Metro-North mechanic suffered serious injuries in train accident
(The following appeared on the Journal News website on June 2, 2011.) CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — A 55-year-old train mechanic is being treated for serious injuries he sustained when he was struck by a locomotive during a routine maintenance operation at the...
Injured BNSF worker fell between two cars
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on June 1, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — A railroad foreman lost his legs and left arm after falling between two cars while trying to switch one to another track, according to a BNSF investigation released...
RRB issuing statements of service Form BA-6
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 19, 2011.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
Union Pacific: From steam to diesel locomotives
(The following appeared on the Lexington Clipper-Herald website on May 31, 2011.) LEXINGTON, Neb. — Building a transcontinental railroad was first discussed by congress in the 1830s, but it wasn’t until California became a state in 1850 that the serious planning...
Amtrak, NJ Transit resume servie after gas leak
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on May 31, 2011.) NEW YORK — Amtrak and New Jersey Transit said they restored service that was temporarily halted amid a public- safety investigation of a reported gas leak in Elizabeth, N.J. Full story: www.bloomberg.com
Iowa Northern seeks to operate UP line, gain rights to CP trackage
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 31, 2011.) Iowa Northern Railway Co. has filed an exemption notice with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to operate 27.8 miles of track, referred to as the Forest City Line, which is owned by...
New England Central derailment damages train in Amherst
(The following appeared on the Mass Live website on May 31, 2011.) AMHERST, Mass. — The derailment of six to eight freight train cars presents no threat to public safety, but it could take days to clear the scene and repair damage to the rail lines, an Amherst town...
ACLU warns Maryland transit system not to ban public from taking pictures of trains
(The following appeared on the USA Today website on June 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ACLU of Maryland is threatening legal action against the Maryland Transit Administration for allegedly ordering an Oregon man and a second photographer not to take pictures of...
Sentencing set in Amtrak sabotage case
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 1, 2011.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — A western New York woman faces sentencing for admitting she lied to investigators after someone tried to derail a passenger train traveling through the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation last...
