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Hoffa: Union pension fight heats up at Capitol
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, May 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters have been vocal in their call for multiemployer pension reform for years. But now the union and its members are redoubling our...
FRA seeking input on draft advisory regarding safe operations during temporary signal suspensions
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comment on a draft advisory regarding safe railroad operation during temporary signal suspensions. The advisory, according to a notice published in the...
RRB Q&A: Comparison of benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 2, 2018) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than...
NS VP Hurlbut sells $401,898 in company stock
(Source: Macon Daily, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk SouthernVP Thomas E. Hurlbut sold 2,762 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 27. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.51, for a total transaction of $401,898.62. Following the...
CSX freight train derails in Bullitt County, some cars on fire
(Source: WLKY, May 1, 2018) BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Multiple fire departments from several counties responded to the scene of a CSX train derailment and small fire on Collins Hill Road, just north of Lebanon Junction Elementary Tuesday. Two men were on board the CSX...
Metra’s new shop will crank out more refurbished rail cars for riders
(Source: Daily Herald, May 1, 2018) CHICAGO — With an average age of 28 years, Metra's rail cars have lived through the Gulf War, the dawn of the World Wide Web and the "Seinfeld" years. Full story: Daily Herald
UP to upgrade 10 locomotives into EPA Tier 4 switchers
(Source: Railway Technology, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — North American railway franchise Union Pacific has partnered with two Californian air-management districts to upgrade ten low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives of its yard switching fleet, in a bid to reduce...
Murphy team revamps transportation spending, works to beef up NJ Transit
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 2, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After years of using mostly borrowed money to finance major transportation projects, New Jersey is getting ready to set aside a significant amount of cash to pay for the next batch of road, bridge and mass-transit...
UP negligent in Texas floods, class-action suit alleges; case could involve hundreds of millions of dollars
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, May 1, 2018) PALESTINE, Texas — Local residents who suffered property loss during the 2016 flood say they continue to incur damages. And they're blaming what they call the railroad's faulty culverts. A federal lawsuit, filed in April,...
Audit finds security lapses at Philadelphia’s Amtrak station
(Source: Associated Press, May 1, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — An audit has found a number of security vulnerabilities at Philadelphia's main train station, including that it can't be locked in the event of an emergency because staffers don't have the keys. Among the...
