February 15, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 15 — On February 7, 2022, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Metra (the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, or NIRCRC). The...
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced additional details for its public hearing regarding Amtrak’s application to operate Gulf Coast rail service. To be held virtually, the hearing will begin on Feb....
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, February 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak all should be in the hot seat at Surface Transportation Board hearings this week and next month regarding proposed Gulf Coast...
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 14, 2022) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a report and supporting data files that measure the performance and service quality of...
February 15, 2022 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Human Rights and Diversity Commission Director Marcus King on Black History Month and calls...
