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Canadian Pacific capital projects for 2011
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following press release on January 12, 2011.) CALGARY, Alberta — On January 12, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited announced plans to invest between $950 million and $1.05 billion for capital projects in 2011. "CP is focused on...
STB to hold hearing on state of competition in rail industry
On May 3, 2011, the Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing regarding the current state of competition in the railroad industry and possible policy initiatives to promote more rail-to-rail competition. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m., in the...
Operation Lifesaver launches new safety campaign: “Getting there-Is it worth your life?”
(The following is a press release issued by Operation Lifesaver, Inc., on January 4, 2011.) CHICAGO, Ill. — The shock in the eyes of the bride mirrors the outcome in Where’s the Best Man, one of two new safety public service announcements (PSAs) that Operation...
Teamsters Human Rights Commission to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
CLEVELAND, JANUARY 10 — The Teamsters Human Rights Commission (HRC) is having a celebration to honor the memory and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Dallas, Texas, from January 14-17, 2011. Events will include a Human Rights presentation, reception and...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference fights to save Ontario refinery jobs
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is calling on the Canadian government to keep “Ring of Fire” refinery jobs in northern Ontario instead of “siphoning off” raw materials in the mining discovery area and shipping them to China to be refined. The Ring of Fire...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic up over 2009 post-holiday period
On January 6, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported another increase in weekly rail traffic, this time for the post-holiday week ending Jan. 1, 2011. U.S. freight railroads originated 240,073 carloads, up 5.6 percent compared with the same week of 2009....
Hoffa ‘deeply disappointed’ in Mexican trucks proposal
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release on January 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa questioned why the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a new cross-border trucking program at a time of...
Graniteville remembers 2005 tragedy
Early on the morning of January 6, 2005, a 42-car Norfolk Southern train crashed into two locomotives and two rail cars in Graniteville, S.C. The freight train was carrying more than 250 tons of toxic chlorine gas, which was released in the crash. Nine people died as...
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, October 12 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
