August 16, 2024 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CTV News, August 15, 2024) Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has rejected the Canadian National Railway Company’s request to intervene in the ongoing labour dispute between the company and the union representing railway employees. The decision by Prime Minister...
August 15, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 14, 2024) The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup. The findings were not released to the public last...
August 15, 2024 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 14, 2024) Canada’s major rail carriers are imposing more freight embargoes as they prepare for a potential work stoppage later this month, according to service notices issued August 13. Full story: Supply Chain...
August 13, 2024 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, August 9, 2024) The nation’s largest railroad has told the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that Union Pacific isn’t getting enough work out of its engineers anymore under the new schedules and had to hire more workers...
August 13, 2024 | DOT, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 9, 2024) U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Aug. 1 introduced the Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act (S. 4954), which aims to increase the safety of rail bridges in the nation. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has...
