June 24, 2020 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 24, 2020) The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division-IBT announced late last week a rash of positive coronavirus cases among its members at several major railroads. Full story: Progressive...
June 24, 2020 | Headlines, UTU
(Source: SMART-TD press release, June 19, 2020) CLEVELAND, Ohio — General Chairperson John Ellis (Los Angeles County MTA) reports that Brother Wilfredo Corsino, a member out of Local 1607 (Los Angeles, Calif.), passed away on June 11 from COVID-19 complications....
June 24, 2020 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 23, 2020) Class Is employed 118,880 employees as of mid-May, down 4.46 percent from April and down 16.84 percent from May 2019 levels, according to Surface Transportation Board data. All six employment categories logged...
June 23, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KFOX, June 22, 2020) EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it apprehended 48 people attempting to illegally enter the U.S. over Father’s Day weekend. All 48 were attempting to enter the U.S. as stowaways in rail cars,...
June 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Baristanet, June 22, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit has commissioned a study by Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) on the use of ultraviolet-c (UVC) for disinfecting the agency’s bus fleet from viruses such as...
