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Hoffa, Teamsters call on Congress to reopen government
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 17, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa joined other labor leaders at a rally today in the nation’s capital to call for an end of a partial federal government shutdown...
KCS reports fourth quarter and full-year 2018 results
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release (PDF), January 18, 2019) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) reported record fourth quarter 2018 revenues of $694 million, an increase of 5% from fourth quarter 2017 while carload volumes remained flat compared to...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending Jan. 12, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 12, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 555,127...
California county ends Bakersfield refinery project
(Source: Kallanish Energy, January 17, 2019) NEW YORK — A California county has vetoed a plan to ship Bakken Shale crude oil from North Dakota to central California by rail for refining, Kallanish Energy reports. The Tuesday vote by the Kern County Board of...
Local officials blindsided by Indiana governor’s decision to cut Amtrak funding
(Source: Journal Review, January 16, 2019) CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Blindsided by Gov. Eric Holcomb’s call to put the brakes on Amtrak’s Hoosier state, local officials are bracing for the end of daily passenger train service in west central Indiana. Holcomb’s budget...
NY counterterrorism panel calls for enhanced security at Penn Station
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 16, 2019) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a state advisory panel's recommendations calling for enhanced counterterrorism measures, including stronger security at transportation facilities such as Penn Station in...
NJ Transit locomotives idle as PTC project takes toll
(Source: Bloomberg, January 16, 2019) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit pulled off the seemingly impossible by making a Dec. 31 deadline to install emergency-braking software ordered by Congress. But the race to finish peeled off staff from routine duties, delaying...
Canada’s oil cuts offer lifeline to producers but could undermine oil by rail shipments
(Source: Reuters, January 16, 2019) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Canadian province of Alberta’s OPEC-style decision to force production cuts is benefiting oil companies with higher prices, but it is also pushing capital elsewhere and threatens to undermine booming...
U.S. Supreme Court rules against forced arbitration
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 15, 2019) PORT OF LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, Calif. — Today, the United States Supreme Court in the case New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira ruled that workers in the transportation industry cannot be forced...
Boles sworn in as new President of BRS
(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalment press release, January 15, 2019) FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Per the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Constitution, the General Chairmen and Grand Executive Council gathered today and elected Jerry C. Boles as President of the...
