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US railroads cut jobs in January
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 22, 2011.) The seven major freight railroads reduced employment on their U.S. lines by 1,096 workers from mid-December to mid-January, the second straight cut after trimming 642 jobs the month...
Opinion: At grave risk
(The following column by Bob Herbert appeared on the New York Times website on February 21, 2011.) NEW YORK — Buried deep beneath the stories about executive bonuses, the stock market surge and the economy’s agonizingly slow road to recovery is the all-but-silent...
5,200 opponents make loud show at the Ohio Capitol
(The following appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on February 23, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A key Senate Republican said at least one public union has shown a willingness to go beyond the "kill the bill" chants heard repeatedly from the estimated 5,200 protesters...
Hoffa: Wisconsin Governor has gone too far
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has gone too far with his vindictive attack on working families. Hoffa was responding to...
Teamsters march and sit on battlefields in MI, OH, IN, WI, VT, CO
(The following appeared on the Teamster Nation website on February 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters fought to stop the war against workers alongside tens of thousands of people demonstrating in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Colorado, Vermont, Montana and Michigan...
Railcar owners scrap over 3 percent of fleet
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 18, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American railcar owners scrapped a net 3 to 4 percent of cars they operated or held in storage during the recession, sending about 57,000 aging units to...
Railcar maker gets big order from Norfolk Southern
(The following appeared on the Roanoke Times website on February 22, 2011.) RICHMOND, Va. — FreightCar America Inc. will produce 3,000 rail cars at its Roanoke manufacturing plant under a contract with Norfolk Southern Railway Co., putting more than 200 people to work...
CN: Canada needs a more innovative, collaborative grain supply chain
Canadian grain industry stakeholders need to develop a new business model that embraces innovation, increased productivity and greater collaboration in the supply chain, CN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau told attendees yesterday during a speech...
Amtrak exploring O’Hare service
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 20, 2011.) CHICAGO — In the future, one of the carriers serving travelers at O'Hare International Airport may be Amtrak. Gov. Pat Quinn has asked Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman to conduct a study examining...
RRIF program needs reforms to incent private rail investments, Mica and Shuster say
On February 17, Reps. John Mica (R-Fla.) and Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) addressed the importance of improving the federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program during their testimony at a House hearing titled, “Sitting on our Assets:...
