Rail Industry News
Unions ready to move past Charlotte
(Source: Politico, September 5, 2012) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After months of griping about how North Carolina is anti-worker and deciding to take a lower profile at the Democratic National Convention, top union officials are united in saying: it’s time to move on. James...
Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 3, 2012) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how the acceptance of a buy-out from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the...
Railroad stocks down at close of September 5 trading
(Source: Associated Press, September 5, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were down at the close of trading on September 5, including Kansas City Southern, which fell 1.3 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 1.4 percent. Full story: CBS...
Union Pacific making infrastructure improvements in Iowa
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 5, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Iowa's transportation infrastructure by investing nearly $14 million in the rail line that runs between Grand Mound and Boone. The project is in progress and is...
Sheriff, UP seeking answers to sabotage of railroad warning signs
(Source: Nebraska City News-Press, September 5, 2012) NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — Police officials and the Union Pacific Railroad are investigating a "crude, improvised device" intended to sabotage the highway-rail grade crossing lights at an intersection in Nebraska City,...
New study reaffirms high-speed rail as major engine in battling climate change
(Source: Sacramento News & Review, September 6, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Opponents of high-speed rail contend that it’s a boondoggle because of its $68 billion price tag. But a recent study provides evidence that a California bullet train might be a good investment,...
Video: Jim Hoffa on MSNBC Morning Joe
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, September 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the MSNBC show "Morning Joe," Teamsters President Jim Hoffa says we will fight back and rebuild America to counter bad trade deals. Watch the video: www.teamster.org
Voter suppression: The Confederacy rises again
(Source: The Nation, September 6, 2012) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eight of eleven states in the former Confederacy have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election, as part of a broader war on voting undertaken by the GOP. Some of these changes have been mitigated...
Secret account in mission-critical router opens power plants, railroads to tampering
(Source: Ars Tecnica, September 4, 2012) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned power utilities, railroad operators, and other large industrial players of a weakness in a widely used router that leaves them open to tampering. Full story: Ars Technica
Railroads are on a fast track, thanks to Bakken shale, crude oil
(Source: CNBC, September 5, 2012) NEW YORK — Railroads are exploiting the lack of pipeline capacity needed to ship rapidly growing production of crude to refineries thousands of miles away, and that demand is serving to more than offset expected weakness from their...
Ahead of Democratic convention, a frustration with ‘us versus them’ politics
(Source: Canada.com, September 3, 2012. Editor's Note: Ben Lee is Local Chairman of BLET Division 166 in Charlotte, N.C.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The peppy little actor who played Officer Bagatelle on Laverne & Shirley — not to mention roles on Adam-12, ALF, Simon & Simon,...
Great Dome car to be used on Amtrak’s Adirondack train runs
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 4, 2012) RENSSELAER — Amtrak will use its Great Dome car, a full-length glassed-in upper level car, on its Adirondack train for a five-week run from Sept. 13 to Oct. 21. The car provides an all-around view of the scenery during...
CN acquiring more than 2,200 new freight cars and 1,300 containers in 2012
(Source: CN press release, September 4, 2012) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it is acquiring more than 2,200 new freight cars in 2012, as well as 1,300 new containers, to support traffic growth and improve customer service. Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive...
Railroad stocks mixed at close of September 4 trading
(Source: Associated Press, September 4, 2012) NEW YORK — Some shares of top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on September 4, including CN, which fell 0.5 percent, and Union Pacific, which rose 0.7 percent. Full story: CBS News
Wisconsin to seek ADA waiver for Amtrak train redesign
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 4, 2012) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Facing the prospect of a multimillion-dollar redesign, state transportation officials plan to seek a formal waiver of federal disability access standards for renovating downtown Milwaukee's...
SEPTA tries regenerative braking for passenger trains
(Source: Wired.com, September 5, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — A massive battery parked at a substation on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford line is now storing energy captured from braking trains, saving the transit agency in energy costs and turning it into an electricity provider....
U.S. Congresswoman calls for high-speed rail linking Manhattan to Canadian cities
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 4, 2012) TORONTO — New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is calling on U.S. and Canadian governments to get moving on building a high-speed rail line that would link Manhattan, where her district lies, to cities north of the border....
Amtrak New Orleans service restoration continues
(Source: Associated Press, September 5, 2012) NEW ORLEANS — Most Amtrak service to and from New Orleans has been restored following Hurricane Isaac, but the City of New Orleans' service in Mississippi and Louisiana, remains suspended through Friday. Full story:...
BNSF expands Bakken rail ability from North Dakota, Montana
(Source: Reuters, September 5, 2012) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway on Tuesday said it has expanded its capacity to transport 1 million barrels-per-day of shale oil from the Bakken formation in North Dakota and Montana in 2012, a 25 percent increase from a year earlier. Full...
Media programs on September 5 featuring General President Jim Hoffa
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, September 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 5, the following media program will feature General President Jim Hoffa • “The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann” airing at 7 p.m. EDT. Check here for your...
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