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Unions counter Metra COVID vaccine mandate

CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 24, 2021 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) have responded to the suit Metra filed...

Thanksgiving 2021

By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 25 — On this Thanksgiving holiday, I am extremely proud of our members who continue to work on the frontlines every day to ensure that America’s railroads keeps rolling. Our members are the...

STB grants Amtrak access to CSX yard in Mobile, Ala.

(Source: Trains Magazine, November 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Score one small win for Amtrak in its ongoing effort to restore its Gulf Coast service. The Surface Transportation Board on Monday issued a decision honoring Amtrak’s request for an order allowing it...

CN shuts Vancouver service in latest setback for exporters

(Source: Canadian Press, November 29, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Flooding in southern B.C. continues to present logistical challenges for exporters as Canadian National Railway shut its service along the key freight corridor because of heavy precipitation. Full story:...