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Trump administration pulls $929 million from California high-speed rail project
(Source: Washington Post, May 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on Thursday followed through with its plan to pull more than $900 million in federal funds from California's beleaguered high-speed rail project. The U.S. Department of Transportation...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending May 11, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 15, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 529,263 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.7 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week...
NJ Transit to host forum to address upcoming Amtrak work
(Source: www.pix11.com, May 16, 2019) NEW YORK — As Amtrak work at Penn Station New York is expected this summer, the New Jersey Transit is inviting customers to interact with authorities and voice their concerns. Full story: www.pix11.com
Teamsters plan strategy to build member power at Public Services Division conference
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 15, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With more than 200,000 members, the Teamsters Public Services Division is one of the largest in the union. After participating in workshops and trainings geared towards...
Teamsters Canada, CN sign tentative agreement for rail traffic controllers
(Source: CN press release, May 15, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference covering approximately 180 rail traffic controllers in Canada. “With this tentative agreement covering our rail...
Chinese-owned CRRC brought jobs to Massachusetts, but faces national security questions in Washington
(Source: The Republican, May 15, 2019) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Chinese-owned CRRC MA has been lauded for creating 158 jobs here as it builds Orange Line subway cars for the T and prepares to work on Red Line cars later this year. In Washington, where another CRRC...
Norfolk Southern efficiency drive could lead to factory closure in East Tennessee
(Source: Kingsport Times-News, May 15, 2015) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — State, federal and county officials are working to resolve a dispute between Norfolk Southern Railroad (NSR) and Hawkins County's largest industrial employer that could potentially cost jobs. Full story:...
North Dakota oil production grows in March as natural gas hits new record
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, May 15, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota oil and gas production saw robust increases in March but fell shy of the state’s oil record, the state’s top oil regulator said Wednesday. Meanwhile, natural gas production jumped 6.5% in March to...
Trucking and rail shipments sink as U.S. goods-based sector slows
(Source: Wolf Street, May 14, 2019) NEW YORK — It has become a cacophony across earnings reports by trucking companies and railroads: Shipment volumes are declining, and revenues are propped up by higher freight rates, but now freight rates are coming under pressure...
Canadian rail volumes rise again while U.S. volumes fall
(Source: Freight Waves, May 15, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian rail volumes rose again year-to-date for the week ended May 11, while U.S. rail volumes continued downward amid U.S. tariff uncertainty and a fuzzy economic picture. Full story: Freight Waves
