March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Chicago, March 24, 2020) CHICAGO — Two Chicago Transit Authority employees – a bus driver and a train operator – have tested positive for coronavirus. The rail operator was working out of the 95th Street Terminal at 15 W. 95th St. Full story: CBS...
March 25, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2020) LOS ANGELES — The last time a California railroad conductor hailed “all aboard for Las Vegas” was more than 20 years ago, after lines such as the Desert Wind, the Crapshooters Express and the Fun Train failed to attract...
March 25, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Oil Price, March 24, 2020) LONDON — The Covid-19 virus and the ongoing oil price war have created such a large global supply surplus that Western Canada’s oil production will need to be cut from April by some 11%, or 440,000 barrels per day (bpd), Rystad...
March 25, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 24, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are raising concerns that coronavirus-related stimulus legislation still being negotiated in Congress is not addressing the health and safety of workers...
March 25, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, March 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail employees involved in higher-risk freight rail operations must now be trained to watch for terrorist-related threats, according to a new rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Full...
