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NJ Transit concedes it will miss PTC deadline
(Source: NBC New York, June 26, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit will not meet the December 31 deadline to have a crucial safety system known as Positive Train Control up and running, Executive Director Kevin Corbett told News 4 New York on Tuesday. Instead, the...
LAANE responce to the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision
(Source: Statement by LAANE Executive Director Roxana Tynan, June 27, 2018) LOS ANGELES — This morning, in its Janus v. AFSCME decision, the Supreme Court overturned more than four decades of precedent by ruling that fair share fees for public sector workers are...
Teamsters decry Supreme Court ruling that rolls back public sector unions
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 27, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with anti-union advocates attempting to undercut the rights of millions of public employees to negotiate with their employers for a...
Supreme Court deals blow to public-sector unions
(Source: Politico, June 27, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that public-sector unions may not charge non-members mandatory fees, dealing a financial blow to organized labor on the eve of a competitive midterm election campaign. The case...
Poll shows America’s view of Amtrak mostly back on the rails
(Source: Brand Index, June 25, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s little doubt that a handful of fatal crashes this past winter hurt Amtrak’s image in the minds of many U.S. consumers. Over time, however, data from YouGov BrandIndex suggests that the public’s perception...
Potential high-speed rail line would link Tampa and Orlando
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, June 25, 2018) TAMPA, Fla. — State officials will consider private bids to build a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando, reviving a dormant project to link the two cities, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday. Full story: Tampa Bay...
Airlines, railroads say local sick-pay laws don’t apply to them
(Source: Bloomberg, June 21, 2018) NEW YORK — Fed up with state and local laws that require private employers to offer paid sick days, the airlines and railroads have filed suit, claiming that the interstate nature of their businesses should make them exempt. Full...
Amtrak considering bus service for part of Southwest Chief
(Source: The Kansan, June 25, 2018) NEWTON, Kan. — There is a new threat to the Southwest Chief, a long distance Amtrak train from Chicago to Los Angeles with six stops in Kansas including Newton. Full story: The Kansan
KCS orders 50 new locomotives from GE
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 21, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — General Electric's railroad locomotive plant in Fort Worth is on a roll. Just months after receiving an order for 200 locomotives from Canadian National Railway — a contract that ensures the Fort...
Opinion: Five years after rail tragedy, Lac-Megantic rebuilds
(Source: Montreal Gazette opinion column by Bernard D’Arche, June 23, 2018) MONTREAL — Building a city does not consist solely of erecting buildings. That’s the easy part. Building cities requires first and foremost the creation of a culture and mindset: the creation...
