November 23, 2021 | Amtrak, News
CLEVELAND, November 23, 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) are challenging Amtrak over its actions in...
November 23, 2021 | BNSF, News, NS, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 22 — On November 17, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois consolidated multiple lawsuits that had been filed in the Illinois federal court, including ones by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen...
November 22, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 19, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that the charter of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has been...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 19, 2021) Canadian Pacific and CN have had to suspend service in parts of British Columbia since Nov. 14 after heavy rains, severe flooding and subsequent mudslides wreaked havoc on infrastructure in the province. Full story:...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 22, 2021) NEW YORK — The governments of Canada and British Columbia have established a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to help restore the flow of goods through the province after devastating floods cut off Vancouver from rail...
