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U.S. Class I workforce declined overall but T&E increased, STB data shows
After across-the-board employment gains in November, U.S. Class Is registered a few workforce declines in December, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. As of mid-December, the large roads employed 154,400 people, down 0.4 percent compared with...
Virginia Museum of Transportation has steam engine enthusiasts excited
Few locomotives in this world could make the Norfolk and Western 1218 take a back seat at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The Chesapeake and Ohio 614 is one of them. The 434-ton steam locomotive, which has been called the last commercially manufactured mainline...
Metra to weigh cost, practicality of switching diesel locomotives to electric
Of Metra's 11 routes, the Electric Line is the only one whose trains are powered by electricity. But with heightened concerns over toxic locomotive fumes, some officials wonder if dumping diesel power on Metra's other lines isn't such a bad idea. Representatives from...
Webcast alert: KCS to announce 4Q earnings on January 27
Kansas City Southern announced the following Webcast: What: Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Conference Call When: January 27, 2011 @ 8:45 AM Eastern Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=162817 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to...
CAW cancels plans for strike at CN after tentative deal
According to the Canadian Press, the Canadian Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian National Railway that avoids a potential strike. The union, which represents nearly 4,000 workers at CN, had set January 25 as the deadline for a strike....
High-speed rail jobs belong to California workers
MERCED, Calif. — Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani on Friday (January 21) reassured a packed room of residents, Realtors and local officials that the majority of high-speed rail jobs will go to California workers. She urged local and small businesses to bid on rail...
Politics weighing on Florida high-speed rail effort
Florida's high-speed rail system may offer trains capable of running at 168 mph, but the project has yet to prove it can outrun the pull of state politics. It has been that way from the beginning. Voters in 2000 approved a constitutional amendment authorizing...
Membership in U.S. unions dips to record low
Union membership in U.S. companies slumped to a record low last year after the recession eroded employment in industries where organized labor represents the work force, the Labor Department reported. Unions represented 6.9% of employees in companies, down from 7.2%...
SEPTA plans to borrow $250 million for rail cars, station makeover
Facing hefty bills for 120 new railcars and a planned makeover of the dilapidated Wayne Junction station in Germantown, SEPTA is planning to borrow $250 million. The trip to Wall Street's bond markets would be SEPTA's first borrowing for new projects in 12 years. The...
Union Pacific track workers help boost town’s economy
LOMPOC, Calif. — Two Union Pacific railroad crews are making Lompoc their making repairs to the tracks and signals in Santa Barbara County. More than 200 crew members, who are scheduled to work on alternating shifts for two to three months, are staying in local...
