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Amtrak is suing SEPTA to raise its yearly rent from $1 to $1.5 million
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has paid Amtrak a dollar a year for the last 32 years to use land along the East Coast’s busiest railroad tracks, which also double as routes for three Regional Rail lines. Now Amtrak wants to raise...
Teamsters standing strong one year after anti-worker “Janus” ruling
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 27, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with anti-union lawyers and billionaires in the contentious “Janus v. AFSCME” case, an attempt to undercut the ability of public...
RRB issues statements of service (Form BA-6)
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 28, 2019) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Certificate of Service Months and Compensation (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the...
The Empire Builder: Still rolling at 90
(Source: Flathead Beacon, June 26, 2019) KALISPELL, Mont. — For 90 years, the Empire Builder passenger train has connected Chicago with Portland and Seattle by way of Glacier National Park and the Flathead Valley. In its early years, it was not alone. When the first...
Amtrak suspends service to and from Norfolk after NS coal train derailment
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, June 25, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Amtrak service to and from Norfolk is canceled again Wednesday after a Norfolk Southern coal train derailed near the Portlock area of Chesapeake just before 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a Norfolk...
Virgin Trains USA begins Orlando extension
(Source: Railway Age, June 25, 2019) NEW YORK — Virgin Trains USA (formerly Brightline) recently broke ground on 170 miles of new track in the intermodal facility located in the South Terminal at the Orlando International Airport as part of the company’s Phase 2...
Mobile hesitates on backing coastal Amtrak return
(Source: www.al.com, June 25, 2019) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mobile city officials put the brakes Tuesday to a resolution requesting that Gov. Kay Ivey “commit and insure” the funds necessary to return passenger rail to the Gulf Coast. Full story: www.al.com
Canada’s crude by rail traffic jumps 40 percent
(Source: JWN Energy, June 25, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian crude by rail activity is on the upswing again, according to new data from the National Energy Board. The NEB reports that rail offtake from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin averaged 236,252 bbls/d in...
CN to report Q2 2019 earnings on July 23
(Source: CN press release, June 25, 2019) MONTREAL — CN will issue its second quarter 2019 financial and operating results on July 23, 2019, at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a...
Conrail conductor alleges railroad attempted to interfere with medical care
(Source: Pennsylvania Record, June 26, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — A New Jersey man alleges his employer attempted to interfere with his medical care when he was injured while working. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant Conrail as a...
