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STB to hear shippers speak on demurrage and accessorial charges
(Source: Freight Waves, May 21, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — At least 35 groups will be testifying before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) this week to provide their perspective on how the Class I railroads assess demurrage and accessorial charges. (Demurrage is...
Oregon officials react to news of UP layoffs in Hermiston
(Source: My Columbia Basin, May 21, 2019) HERMISTON, Ore. — News that Union Pacific is laying off up to 195 workers at the Hinkle Yard in Hermiston hit the area hard Tuesday morning. Full story: www.mycolumbiabasin.com
Union Pacific will lay off nearly 200 in Hermiston, Ore.
(Source: The Oregonian, May 21, 2019) PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific Railroad said Wednesday it will lay off as many as 195 workers at two sites in Hermiston. The layoffs are taking place at a Hermiston rail yard, which will close, and at a supply warehouse and...
California sues over $929 million in canceled high-speed rail funding
(Source: USA Today, May 21, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling federal funding for the nation's first high-speed rail train, the latest move in an escalating conflict between the state and the White...
NTSB: “The engineer was set up to fail” in 2017 Amtrak derailment that killed 3 near Dupont, Wash.
(Source: Tacoma News Tribune, May 21, 2019) TACOMA, Wash. — An Amtrak train derailment near DuPont that killed three and injured dozens happened because the engineer lost track of where he was on the route and was going more than twice the speed limit when he hit a...
School bus workers at First Student of Irving, Texas, join Teamsters Local 745
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 16, 2019) IRVING, Texas — By a margin of over 95 percent, more than 150 school bus drivers and monitors at First Student of Irving, Texas voted to join Teamsters Local 745. The drivers and monitors...
Gretna officials oppose plan to send crude oil trains through their city
(Source: New Orleans Advocate, May 17, 2019) GRETNA, La. — Gretna elected officials have come out unanimously against a proposed oil-export terminal in Plaquemines Parish that would send train cars filled with crude oil through the heart of the city, calling the...
CN says Regina set to become hub for grain movement by container
(Source: www.620ckrm.com, May 21, 2019) REGINA, Sask. — CN Rail says Regina will soon become a second hub for the expanded movement of grain by container instead of hopper cars. Full story: www.620ckrm.com
KCS holds annual meeting of stockholders, elects directors and announces stock dividends
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, May 20, 2019) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 17, 2019 in Shreveport, Louisiana. With 89% of KCS’ outstanding common and preferred stock represented in person or...
Texas deluge floods roads, derails UP train
(Source: Palestine Herald, May 20, 2019) PALESTINE, Texas — Heavy rains Saturday put in a hard day's work: They flooded the area, downed trees, cut power, closed roads, and derailed a train. On Sunday at about 1 p.m., a northbound Union Pacific train derailed four...
