April 25, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, April 23, 2023) LAVAL, Quebec — The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian National (CN) have successfully reached a tentative agreement. The agreement must now be voted on by approximately 6,000...
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California asked the Biden administration Monday to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area....
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Reuters, April 20, 2023) Union Pacific Corp’s chief executive officer said on Thursday the railroad operator was considering slowing down the pace of hiring in the second half of the year amid a cloudy economic outlook, becoming the latest U.S. company...
April 24, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: Fox 8 News, April 14, 2023) The FOX 8 I-Team has found a dump truck driver charged with aggravated vehicular homicide for a crash last month in Cleveland that killed a train conductor, BLET member Louis Shuster. Police have filed a charge against Ryan...
April 24, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, April 14, 2023) Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern officially merged on Friday, April 14, creating a new Class I railroad dubbed “Canadian Pacific Kansas City.” The merger of the two railroads comes more than two years...
April 24, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 21, 2023) CPKC has landed a multi-year contract to handle Schneider National’s intermodal traffic between the U.S. and Mexico. Full story: Trains Magazine
April 24, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, April 20, 2023) CSX hauled in 15% more profit in the first quarter as the railroad’s higher rates and fuel surcharges offset its higher costs. The railroad said on April 20 that it earned $987 million. That’s up from $859 million a year ago....
April 24, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, April 22, 2023) Ohio’s governor said Friday evening that he wants Norfolk Southern to pay East Palestine residents for the long-term impacts the February 3 toxic train derailment may have caused on the community. Full story: CBS...
April 24, 2023 | DOL, Headlines
(Source: People’s World, April 21, 2023) Fending off Senate Republican attacks, notably over jobless insurance payment fraud when she was California’s Labor Commissioner, U.S. Labor Department Under Secretary Julie Su appeared on her way to Senate Labor Committee...
April 24, 2023 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: The Saxon, April 22, 2023) Maine Department of Environmental Protection takes Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to task for cleanup work following freight train derailment and fire occurred last week. Full story: The Saxon
