June 17, 2020 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, June 16, 2020) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The layoffs consisted of managers in Jacksonville and other employees. Full story: Jacksonville Business Journal
June 17, 2020 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Freight Waves, June 16, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Class I railroads are considering retaining some of the measures they implemented to scale down operations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to comments some executives have made at...
June 17, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak, which has been reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, will run many of its long-distance routes less frequently and cut the frequency of trains in its busy...
June 17, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: CNN, June 16, 2020) ATLANTA — Amtrak is warning of another round of job cuts as it pares back train service amid a stubbornly slow recovery and said it does not plan to ask Congress for enough money to preserve the jobs. Full story:...
June 17, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, June 16, 2020) LAVAL, Quebec — A Canadian National (CN) conductor was fatally injured yesterday afternoon while working just outside of a rail yard in Prince Rupert, B.C. The worker was a man in his thirties who...
