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TCRC gives notice of strike action at CP Rail
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on May 12.) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC MWED) announced today that they have been forced to serve 72 hour strike notice on CPRail. The TCRC MWED...
Amtrak unions go nearly a decade without a new contract
(The following story by Jane M. Von Bergen appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 13.) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak and its union locomotive mechanics, signal repairmen, track-maintenance crews, conductors and engineers have to be setting some kind of...
AAR: Freight traffic down on U.S. railroads
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following on its website on May 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both carload freight and intermodal traffic were down from last year on U.S. railroads during the week ended May 5, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
A golden anniversary for 1869 transcontinental railroad’s driving of historic final spike
(The following story by Kristen Moulton and Glen Warchol appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on May 11.) PROMONTORY SUMMIT, Utah — With the high-pitched steam whistles of the Jupiter and No. 119 tooting, a telegraph operator tap-tap-tapping and the infernal...
Opinion: Rail project would cut port pollution
(The following editorial appeared on the Daily Breeze website on May 11.) TORRANCE, Calif. — One of the best ways to decrease harbor congestion and air pollution is to use trains rather than trucks to move cargo. That is why the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe...
Genesee & Wyoming April traffic declines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 11.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Short line and regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Friday its same-railroad traffic in April declined 6.8 percent, as the company hauled less coal, coke and ores...
Awaiting rock-eating beast, LIRR tunnel is poised to finish trip to Grand Central
(The following story by William Neuman appeared on the New York Times website on May 11.) NEW YORK — All the parts needed to build a mammoth tunnel-boring machine are crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a boat from Italy and are due to arrive tomorrow at the port in...
CTA boss starts to clip
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 11.) CHICAGO — On his 10th day on the job Thursday, CTA President Ron Huberman nibbled at non-essential internal expenses, announcing $12.5 million in administrative cuts from the...
BNSF enhances planned SoCal Gateway
(The following appeared at CalTradeReport.com on May 10.) FORT WORTH, Texas — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has said it will “significantly enhance” its proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG). The SCIG facility is slated for construction...
House backs bill unraveling Homeland Security personnel reforms
(The following story by Chris Strohm appeared at GovExec.com on May 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fiscal 2008 Homeland Security authorization bill cleared the House by a wide margin Wednesday night, with language to repeal the department's controversial personnel...
