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Federal judge orders carrier to restore Teamster pay
A federal judge ordered an Indiana concrete company to restore pay and benefits to 23 cement truck drivers who were cut following a Teamsters strike. U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. Deguilio of the Northern District of Indiana on Friday ordered Irving Ready-Mix of...
EEOC sues Amtrak for gender bias, retaliation
Amtrak was accused in a lawsuit by the EEOC of gender bias for discriminating against a female employee in pay and work assignments, and retaliating against her when she complained. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also said it has evidence of other...
Weather, power problems suspend train service along NE Corridor
Mass transit riders along the Northest Corridor are facing delays because of the weather Wednesday. Amtrak has suspended service on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia because of power problems. That's causing delays for NJ Transit rail riders....
STB to hold public hearing on proposed transloading facility
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following press release on January 31, 2011.) The Surface Transportation Board announced a public hearing to be held in Conejos, Colo., on a proposal by the San Luis and & Rio Grande Railroad to transfer onto railcars...
Amtrak sues Detroit over collision with $600K fire truck
Amtrak sued the city of Detroit in federal court today over a March crash that happened after firefighters parked a fire engine on the railroad tracks. Amtrak accused city firefighters of placing the fire engine in danger of being struck by a train and "failing to...
Jacksonville to Miami Amtrak route not dead yet
After being passed over twice for stimulus funding, the state has budgeted $118 million next year to develop the Amtrak Jacksonville-to-Miami route. Money would pay for stations and rail improvements on Florida East Coast tracks. The proposed 90-mph Amtrak train would...
UPS freight clerks in Florida join Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release on January 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Clerks at UPS Freight in Orlando, Florida voted to join Local 385. The clerks voted 4-2 to join Local 385 on Dec. 17. There are six workers in the...
NJ Transit opens new light-rail station in Bayonne
In time, it could be one of the most exhilarating and unusual rides from New Jersey. But first things first. Before there can be a rail connection between New Jersey and Staten Island via the famed Bayonne Bridge, NJ Transit today (January 31) opened the nearby 8th...
Metra poised to name new director
A top transportation official from Los Angeles is expected to be named Tuesday (February 1) as Metra's new executive director, pending a formal vote by the agency's board, the Tribune has learned. Alexander Clifford, the executive officer for high-speed rail at the...
China plans to spend big on nuclear power, high-speed rail
Nuclear power and high speed rail will top the focus of China's plan to invest $1.5 trillion in seven key industries and shift the world's number two economy away from its role as a supplier of cheap goods, sources said. State-owned enterprises, rather than the...
