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Teamster dispatchers ratify contract with Allegiant Air
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 25, 2019) LAS VEGAS — With close to 90 percent of eligible workers participating, flight dispatchers at Allegiant Air have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement...
Norfolk Southern poised to start next stage of new operating plan
(Source: Freight Waves, April 25, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern expects to have the next stage of its new operating plan in place by the end of July. July is “where we really go in and reconfigure [NS’s] operating plan itself,” NS president and chief...
Union Pacific lays off 30 in Palestine, Texas
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, April 25, 2019) PALESTINE, Texas — Union Pacific in Palestine laid off 30 employees from its car shop Thursday morning. Those employees reported to work and were told they no longer had jobs. Union Pacific would not confirm the number...
Older model tank cars involved in UP ethanol train derailment and fire in Fort Worth
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 26, 2019) FORT WORTH, Texas — Some tanker cars involved in a fiery train derailment Wednesday in south Fort Worth were older model rail cars that are considered less safe for transporting flammable liquids than newer models,...
NTSB begins investigation into Forth Worth ethanol train derailment
(Source: NBC Dallas Fort Worth, April 25, 2019) FORT WORTH, Texas — A team of investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board is in North Texas to try to determine why a train derailed before bursting into flames early Wednesday morning in Fort Worth. Full...
AAR reports rail traffic down again for week ending April 20, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 24, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 20, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,141...
Officials dedicate new multi-modal transfer station at Norfolk Southern tracks in Gainesville
(Source: The Daily News, April 25, 2019) GAINESVILLE, N.Y. — Six railroad cars awaited unloading Wednesday near the Norfolk Southern tracks off Route 19A. The project is known formally as the Wyoming Rail Transfer Station. Its history actually stretches back to 2008...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston residents push for study on rail yard contamination
(Source: Houston Chronicle, April 24, 2019) HOUSTON — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said Wednesday that it would ask state health officials to conduct a cancer-cluster study in a northeast Houston neighborhood where residents have lived for decades...
Amtrak: Elimination of Hoosier State line could threaten jobs at Beech Grove yard
(Source: Television station WISH, April 25, 2019) BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Hundreds of Amtrak jobs in Beech Grove could be threatened by the planned elimination of the Hoosier State line, an Amtrak spokesperson and union leaders said. Full story: www.wishtv.com
Norfolk Southern profit increases 23 percent in 1Q 2019
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern Corp. delivered a 23% improvement in its first-quarter profit as the railroad began implementing a comprehensive plan to cut costs and improve productivity. Full story: Minneapolis Star...
