March 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, March 28, 2020) NEW YORK — MTA chairman Pat Foye tested positive for coronavirus, an agency spokesman said Saturday. Foye was tested after he began exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 on Friday, said MTA spokesman Tim Minton. Full story: New...
March 30, 2020 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Payday Report, March 27, 2020) EVERETT, Wash. — On March 27, the Amalgamated Transit Union announced the death of Scott Ryan, a 41-year-old bus driver and father of three from Everett, Washington, who had warned his members against the dangers of COVID-19....
March 30, 2020 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, March 27, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Freight rail and intermodal companies have been developing plans to ensure that business operations continue as near to normal as possible as the coronavirus pandemic plays out in North America. Full story:...
March 30, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Freight Waves, March 27, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR), the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive...
March 27, 2020 | News, Railroad Retirement
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 27 — The needs of railroad workers and their families — including improvements to railroad unemployment benefits — are included in the new coronavirus stimulus package, which was signed into law today. On March 26, the United States Senate...
