March 17, 2021 | GTW, Headlines
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 16, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anyone who has walked a dog has heard the “who’s walking who?” joke. With John Karakian, BLET’s Grand Trunk Western General Chairman, his dog actually was walking him....
May 13, 2014 | GTW, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, May 12, 2014) CHICAGO — Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. has been ordered to reinstate a conductor and pay him more than $244,000 in back wages and damages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of...
March 7, 2014 | GTW, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, March 7, 2014) CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Grand Trunk Western Railway Co....
August 13, 2013 | GTW, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, June 27, 2013) FERNDALE, Mich. — Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act when a carman was suspended following a workplace injury, the U.S. Department of...
February 8, 2010 | GTW, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on February 7, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state is to get $400 million in federal stimulus money to restore passenger train service among its majorcities, part of a plan to build a national...
August 5, 2009 | Canada, GTW, Headlines
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Mike De Souza on August 5, 2009.) WINDSOR — A train trip from downtown Montreal to downtown Toronto, with a stop in the nation’s capital, in two hours and 18 minutes is a far cry from the options travellers...
February 24, 2006 | GTW, Headlines
(The Michigan Attorney General issued the following news release on February 23.) LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Mike Cox and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today that they have successfully negotiated a settlement with...
February 24, 2006 | GTW, Headlines
(The Michigan Attorney General issued the following news release on February 23.) LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Mike Cox and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today that they have successfully negotiated a settlement with...
September 14, 2004 | GTW, Headlines
(The following article by Jon Hilkevitch was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on September 14.) CHICAGO — The irritating blast of train horns has been silenced along a stretch of track on Chicago’s Southwest Side and nearby suburbs, establishing the...
May 7, 2004 | CN, GTW, Headlines
(The following story by Jenny Rode appeared on The Battle Creek Enquirer website on May 7.) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A day after rumors ran rampant, details about job cuts and operation changes are becoming clearer for the employees of Grand Trunk Railway System in...
