July 12, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Television station KOLN, July 10, 2022) LINCOLN, Neb. — Railway workers rallied outside of the BNSF Railway offices on Sunday. Participants marched and chanted around the Lincoln Station, advocating for more benefits, a pay raise and a new contract. It’s been...
July 12, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 30, 2022) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), which provides two kinds of benefits for qualified railroaders: unemployment benefits for those...
June 30, 2022 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Main Public Radio, June 29, 2022) So far this month, Downeaster passenger trains are carrying 94% as many riders as in June 2019, before the pandemic. Full story: Main Public Radio
June 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 16, 2022) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week that Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad set new pandemic-era ridership records on June 14. Full story: Progressive Railroading...
June 2, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 25, 2022) CHICAGO — Effective April 25, 2022, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is offering in-person appointments at its nationwide network of 53 field offices. Individuals can schedule appointments by...
May 12, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a union that represents thousands of nurses and other health care workers, the Teamsters are proud to celebrate National Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 through May...
May 12, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2022) MTA New York City Transit subway system on May 5 reached a new single-day ridership record of 3.497 million riders since the pandemic began in March 2020, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Full story: Progressive...
May 10, 2022 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 9, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bolstered by a demand for both business and leisure travel, Amtrak unveiled its summer schedule featuring the most Acela frequencies since the onset of the pandemic and Northeast Regional departures...
April 21, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 21, 2022) NEW YORK — A Florida judge on April 18 struck down a federal mandate requiring mask use on public transportation and at transportation hubs. While railroads were deciding whether to keep the mandate in place until May 3 or make...
April 20, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More transit agencies determined or clarified their stance on Tuesday in the wake of a Monday court ruling striking down a federal requirement for mask use on public transportation, with most — including...
