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Former Blackjewel miners end railroad blockade in Kentucky
(Source: West Virginia Public Radio, September 26, 2019) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nearly two-month blockade of a Kentucky railroad track is coming to an end as unpaid coal miners end their protest in order to take new jobs, start classes, or move away from their...
Bill enhancing unionization efforts cleared by House panel
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 26, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A House committee yesterday approved legislation that would enhance workers’ ability to organize on the job so they can advocate for better wages and working...
AAR reports rail traffic down for week ending September 21, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 25, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 21, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
High-speed rail from Southern California to Las Vegas could be reality in a few years
(Source: CBS Los Angeles, September 24, 2019) LOS ANGELES — A high-speed train traveling from Southern California to Las Vegas might be just a few years away. Virgin Trains USA — backed by Fortress Investment Group private equity funds — is proposing to build the rail...
First shipment of solid bitumen on its way to China
(Source: Business In Vancouver, September 25, 2019) VANCOUVER, B.C. — A test shipment of bitumen oil from Alberta is on its way to China, but it didn’t get to a B.C. port by pipeline – it was moved by train through Prince Rupert in a semi-solid form commonly known as...
PTC active on Metro-North Hudson line in Dutchess County
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, September 26, 2019) POUGHKEEPSIE — Nearly six years after a Metro-North Railroad Hudson line train derailed as it approached the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, the technology that investigators say could have prevented the crash...
New MBTA Orange Line cars in the shop after door opened on the move
(Source: Boston Herald, September 25, 2019) BOSTON — That didn’t take very long. The shiny new Orange Line trains are out of service after a door opened up while the train was in motion near the Massachusetts Avenue stop, according to the MBTA. MBTA spokesman Joe...
Norfolk Southern work truck driver killed in crash with SUV
(Source: Radio station WFIR, September 25, 2019) ROANOKE, Va. — The driver of a Norfolk Southern work truck was killed today in a crash with an SUV. It happened on Jenelle Road near Blacksburg in Montgomery County. The sheriff’s office has not yet released the...
Experts: Shippers and railroads need to repair breakdown in communication
(Source: Freight Waves, September 25, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Shippers, freight railroads and the investor community must tackle the “dysfunctional” relationships between them so that they create an effective and efficient supply chain and meet future demand for...
UAW-GM strike, day 10: UAW signals that tentative agreement could be coming soon
(Source: Detroit News, September 26, 2019) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers implied Wednesday that union negotiators are prepared to bargain around the clock with General Motors Co., signaling that a tentative agreement could be coming soon. Full story: Detroit...
