April 1, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, April 1, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Union Pacific and CSX said the coronavirus pandemic is creating huge uncertainties that could translate into “material” financial impacts on the companies’ financial results, according to filings with the...
April 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 31, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — As of Tuesday, 32 NJ Transit employees have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, and 22 of them are frontline workers, said Nancy Snyder, an agency spokeswoman. The agency has a work force that totals...
April 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, March 31, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Transit workers are on the frontlines, transporting some of the soldiers fighting the war against the coronavirus. The virus is hitting the SEPTA ranks hard. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
March 31, 2020 | FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 31 — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) President Dennis R. Pierce and SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy R. Ferguson sought clarification from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) after the agency...
March 31, 2020 | News, Railroad Retirement
(The following is a Railroad Retirement Board press release) CHICAGO, March 31 — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, boosts unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad workers...
