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Union, CN told to get talking
(The following article by Nicolas Van Praet was posted on the Montreal Gazette website on February 26.) MONTREAL -- Federal mediators called on Canadian National Railway Co. and the Canadian Auto Workers union to resume talks yesterday after the union's strike...
CN Rail, union to resume contract talks
(Reuters distributed the following article on February 25.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co., the country's biggest railroad, and the Canadian Autoworkers Union will resume contract talks later on Wednesday in a bid to end a six-day strike over wages. "CN...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference concerned with safety at CNR due to CAW strike
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following news release on February 24.) MONTREAL -- Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, representing Locomotive Engineers and Rail Traffic Controllers, today expressed their concerns with the safety of their members employed...
Trains considered to ship greens
(The following article by Michael Rose was posted on the Statesman Journal website on February 26.) SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon’s greenhouse and nursery industry wants to hop a freight train headed east. Faced with a shortage of trucks during its peak shipping season, the...
Officials ask FRA chief to be flexible
(The Pioneer Press posted the following article by Andrea L. Brown on its website on February 26.) CHICAGO -- The sound of a train horn blaring from a nearby crossing elicited a chuckle from the group that gathered last week at the Arlington Heights Village Hall. They...
City weighs going to court over new Metro-North cars
(The following article by Mike McIntire was posted on the New York Times website on February 26.) NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is making a push to block state funding for new rail cars on the Metro-North commuter railroad, setting the stage for another...
Judge halts $236M Philly transit contract
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 25.) PHILADELPHIA -- A judge blocked a transit agency's $236 million purchase of new rail cars after one manufacturer charged the bidding process was rigged to favor a South Korean consortium....
Judge stops SEPTA contract
(The following story by Theresa Conroy appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on February 25.) PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia Common Pleas judge yesterday granted an emergency restraining order preventing the SEPTA board from awarding a $236 million contract...
Amtrak adjusts Michigan schedule; ends Canadian segment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Tim Martin on February 24.) LANSING, Mich. -- Revamped Amtrak rail service linking nine Michigan communities with Chicago is scheduled to begin April 26, state and company officials said Tuesday. The line, called...
BNSF jobs may move to Galesburg
(The following story by Ron Fields appeared on The Hawk Eye website on February 26.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- A trip to Topeka, Kan., may not be as inevitable as most local Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shops workers thought, according to a union representative....
