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Van de Water named NMB Chairman
(The National Mediation Board issued the following news release on July 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Read Van de Water, of Warrenton, Virginia, has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective...
TCRC locomotive engineers OK pact with CN
(The following letter from Teamsters Canada Rail Conference President Gilles Hallé appeared on the TCRC website on July 1.) OTTAWA -- Brothers and Sisters the memorandum of settlement signed with CN Rail on May 18, 2005 has been approved by a clear and overall...
Railway safety to be improved across Canada
(Transport Canada issued the following news release on June 30.) OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced that the Government of Canada will provide more than $11 million to improve safety at 80 railway crossings across Canada. Since 1994,...
U.P. boss says revenue rising 10 percent
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on June 29.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp., the biggest U.S. railroad by sales, has seen revenue growth of 10 percent in the second quarter, Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Davidson said Tuesday. It would be...
U.P. aims at more improvement
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 29.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Despite better customer feedback and double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter, Union Pacific Railroad has not improved enough, its chairman and...
National Labor College graduation underscores student commitment to education, leadership development and union building
(The following news release was issued by the National Labor College on June 29.) SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Underscoring the commitment of union leaders, members, organizers, activists to education, leadership development and union building, the National Labor College...
Rail firms in talks over Miss. line
(The following article by Nita McCann was posted on the Natchez Democrat website on June 30.) NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Canadian National, parent of Illinois Central Railroad, is in talks with Kansas-based railroad company Watco to possibly operate the rail between Natchez...
Second Central Appalachian railroad transportation case settled
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Erik Schelzig on June 29.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A second federal railroad rate case over Central Appalachian coal transportation costs has been settled, Duke Power announced Wednesday. The agreement between the...
House rejects cuts in Amtrak budget
(The following article by Shailagh Murray was posted on the Washington Post website on June 30.) WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday rejected a proposal to make deep cuts in Amtrak's budget, a blow to administration efforts to force major changes at the beleaguered...
House approves $1.17 billion for Amtrak
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 29.) WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives defied the Bush administration on Wednesday by approving more than $1.17 billion in subsidies for Amtrak in the next fiscal year.funding bill for transportation and...
