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Judgment day at Canadian Pacific: Voting dates now known in TCRC contract proposal
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 1, 2018) LAVAL, QC — The Canada Industrial Relations Board will conduct the vote on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) final offer from May 14 to May 23, union officials today learned. The Teamsters Canada Rail...
Amtrak lays off Topeka ticket agent, ending on-site ticket sales
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, April 30, 2018) TOPEKA, Kan. — Amtrak employee James Woods learned late last week that he will lose his job at the Topeka station after the company announced it will close two manned ticket windows in Kansas. Full story: Topeka...
Historic New Mexico Amtrak station closing ticket window
(Source: Associated Press, April 30, 2018) SANTA FE, N.M. — A historic Amtrak station outside of Santa Fe will no longer have a ticket window to sell tickets. Full story: Seattle Times
Mining group sounds alarm in Canadian railway legislation fight
(Source: Bloomberg, April 30, 2018) NEW YORK — A proposed law raising foreign ownership limits in airlines and Canada’s biggest railway carrier is headed back to the Senate, the latest step in a tug-of-war that has the mining sector speaking out. Full story:...
CN improving its grain service; CP continues to struggle
(Source: The Western Producer, April 30, 2018) SASKATOON, Sask. — The number of hoppers cars being spotted at western Canadian grain elevators continues to improve at Canadian National Railway, while weekly hopper car deliveries at Canadian Pacific Railway continue to...
Man injured at work wins $5 million in case against BNSF Railway
(Source: Springfield News-Leader, April 30, 2018) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Seymour man won more than $5 million last week in a case against BNSF Railway Co. after suffering injuries on two separate occasions in the company's Springfield rail yard. Full story: Springfield...
Canada’s oilpatch eager to ship more oil by rail as pipeline capacity at limit
(Source: CBC News, May 1, 2018) CALGARY — With no capacity to spare on pipelines out of Alberta, oilpatch leaders are desperately waiting for when they'll be able to ship more crude on rail lines. Full story: www.cbc.ca
NJ Transit may request extension for PTC
(Source: Observer, April 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is at risk of missing a federal deadline to install a mandatory safety system on its tracks and may ask for a two-year extension to complete the work, the head of the agency told state lawmakers on...
Another Amtrak worker dies, months after safety changes are requested
(Source: Bloomberg, April 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five months ago, in a scathing report on a 2016 accident in which two track workers were killed, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews. The nation’s passenger rail...
The Bi-Oceanic Corridor: Proposed South American railroad could rival maritime freight
(Source: Railway Technology, April 30, 2018) NEW YORK — Talks regarding a possible transnational railway that would link the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across South America have been intensifying in recent months, hinting that the Central Bi-Oceanic Railway Corridor...
