May 19, 2020 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Fortune, May 18, 2020) NEW YORK — So far, top executives of many major U.S. corporations—including some at the very epicenter of the crisis—have mostly held on to their outsize pay packages after giving up some of their salaries. And even as rank-and-file...
May 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, May 17, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The COVID-19 deaths were piling up so fast that New York City bus driver Danny Cruz began to worry that no one understood the toll the virus was taking on his fellow transit workers. Full story: Washington...
May 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2020) According to the FRA, four host railroads are currently at risk of not fully implementing a PTC system on all required main lines by Dec. 31: New Jersey Transit, TEXRail, Metra and New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Full...
May 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Poca City News, May 16, 2020) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A resolution supporting the extension of passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to Newton, KS, was adopted unanimously by the House of Representatives this week. Full story: Poca City...
May 18, 2020 | CP, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 14, 2020) The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) earlier this month approved Canadian Pacific’s acquisition, through subsidiary Soo Line Corp., of Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. from Fortress Transportation...
