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Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says
(Source: Freight Waves, March 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian grain producers anticipate industrywide costs of the recent rail blockades will total roughly C$300 million overall by the time network capacity returns to normal later this year. The costs come...
SEPTA employee recognized after pulling woman off tracks as train approached
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, March 11, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — A SEPTA ticket agent is being recognized for making a daring rescue while on the job. Prospect Park Borough Council gave Norma Williams their Outstanding Citizenship Award Tuesday night. Last Tuesday, Williams...
Teamsters celebrate Women’s History Month
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 9, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union celebrates Women’s History Month every March, and commemorates International Women’s Day on March 8. Throughout the year, we honor and promote women’s...
DeFazio: FRA’s final rule on railroad risk reduction program fails to address employee fatigue
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, March 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Effective April 20, the Federal Railroad Administration is requiring the nation’s largest freight railroads – known as Class I – and smaller freight railroads with “inadequate safety performance”...
Via Rail says lengthy delays on its flagship train were an international embarrassment
(Source: Global News, March 10, 2020) TORONTO — Via Rail estimated that more than 90 per cent of trains on the transcontinental Canadian route were late in 2017, and about 70 per cent were late in the following year. By 2019, Via Rail was warning passengers who booked...
Construction of Alberta crude unit expected to start in April
(Source: Freight Waves, March 9, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Energy logistics providers USD Partners and Gibson Energy expect construction of a diluent recovery unit (DRU) to begin next month at the Hardisty Terminal in Alberta, Canada. The unit will enable freight...
Editorial: Amtrak passengers and staff need security
(Source: Editorial by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 10, 2020) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — With crime on trains increasing, Amtrak should beef up its police force. Instead, open positions remain unfilled and the number of police positions has dropped over the past year....
Trump administration deals another blow to Gateway Tunnel
(Source: www.nj.com, March 5, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The Trump administration placed a new roadblock in front of the Gateway Tunnel Wednesday when Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said that a required environmental impact statement won’t be coming any time soon....
Unions protest job cuts outside MBTA board meeting
(Source: WGBH, March 10, 2020) BOSTON — A new campaign pushing back against cuts to the MBTA maintenance workforce launched Monday with a protest outside the Transportation Building ahead of a T board meeting. Through public records requests, the Safe Transit Now...
Class action accuses Norfolk Southern of biometric privacy act violations
(Source: Legal Newsline, March 9, 2020) CHICAGO — A class action lawsuit was filed against Norfolk Southern Railway Co., alleging the company collected biometric data and violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Full story: Legal Newsline
