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TT&MS and TCU reach agreement
(The NMB issued the following news release on September 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that the Transportation Communications International Union (TCU) reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the...
W&LE: Little railroad company keeps chugging along
(The following story by Jan H. Kennedy appeared on the Canton Repository website on September 6.) BREWSTER, Ohio -- With the tenacity of the "little engine that could," Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway has chugged its way up and over a mountain of debt and is picking up...
Man arrested for bomb threat at train station
(The following article by Tony Dobrowolski was posted on the Berkshire Eagle website on September 8.) PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- A 53-year-old computer technician for a Boston-area health service firm was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly made a bomb threat while...
CSX train derails in town’s historic district
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 7.) ABERDEEN, N.C. -- A northbound CSX train derailed early Tuesday, leaving rail cars piled up in the center of Aberdeen's historic business district, missing a historic depot by less than 30 feet....
Delaware and Hudson Railway and BLET reach agreement
(The National Mediation Board issued the following news release on September 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) reached a tentative collective bargaining...
Railway bandits face prison terms
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 3.) ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The man who admitted leading one of the nation's most accomplished bands of rail bandits was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison. The term given to Edward Mongon was the...
BNSF hauling more freight
(The following Bloomberg News article appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on September 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. increased rail shipments by about 10 percent last month as rising factory orders and...
Opinion: Crisis on our freight rail lines
(The following column by Houston City Council Member Shelley Sekula-Gibbs appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on September 4.) HOUSTON -- Gridlock isn't limited to roadways anymore. Our nation's railways are experiencing similar congestion as well. Increased...
RMI signs agreement with UP to manage freight cars for short lines
(RMI issued the following news release on September 7.) ATLANTA -- Union Pacific Railroad has entered into an agreement with RMI of Atlanta to provide car hire settlement and reporting services for approximately connecting 50 short line railroads. Under the new...
NS plans to sell Toledo railroad bridge for $1
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on September 7.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- It's not every day a bridge is sold, but it's about to happen in Toledo. And the price is just $1. Under a petition now before the federal Surface Transportation...
