September 9, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Age, September 8, 2020) NEW YORK — Union Pacific announced Sept. 4 that it plans to lay off an unspecified number of non-agreement and agreement employees, according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald. UP attributed “continuous efforts to...
September 9, 2020 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Source: Opinion column by Lynn Rhinehart published by The Nation, September 7, 2020. Rhinehart was general counsel of the AFL-CIO until July 2018.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Our economy is out of whack, and workers know it. Their wages are flat, CEO pay continues to...
September 8, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Mlive, September 4, 2020) MARQUETTE, Mich. — A 19th Century steam locomotive is set for a 900-mile journey from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Pennsylvania. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander Chaplin and Co. of Glasgow, Scotland,...
September 8, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Denver Post, September 7, 2020) DENVER, Colo. — The idea sounds enticing: Instead of battling Interstate 25 congestion, travelers hopscotching between cities along the Front Range could board a gleaming, speedy train and wave goodbye to the traffic. Full...
September 8, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 4, 2020) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Additional cuts to Amtrak service in St. Louis will go in effect next month as part of nationwide reductions in passenger rail services during the pandemic. The frequency of the Texas Eagle, which...
