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BNSF announces capital improvement programs in New Mexico, Arizona
(Source: BNSF Railway press releases, June 5, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $65 million on track and rail capacity improvement projects in New Mexico this year. BNSF will continue its track improvement program in...
CSX ends agreement to buy land in Elkridge near Baltimore for rail facility
(Source: Baltimore Sun, June 5, 2012) BALTIMORE — CSX Corp. has terminated agreements to purchase land from property owners along Race and Hanover roads in Elkridge, all but eliminating the possibility of the company locating its proposed intermodal facility there....
California’s agricultural board echoes farmer concerns about bullet train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The strong push to begin building California's bullet train by one branch of state government is generating blow back from another branch, as powerful agriculture interests continue to raise concerns about the...
Teamster leaders vote unanimously to open negotiations with UPS
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster leaders have voted unanimously to kick off negotiations Sept. 27 for the national UPS and UPS Freight contracts covering about 250,000 union members nationwide,...
MBTA to quiz South Korean rail car maker on production delays
(Source: Boston Globe, June 6, 2012) BOSTON — Frustrated state officials have summoned to Boston the chief executive of a South Korean company lagging far behind on a $190 million contract to build commuter rail coaches, demanding to know how the firm can avoid...
Feds not sold on Detroit-area light rail project
(Source: Detroit Free Press, June 5, 2012) DETROIT — Though they didn't say as much publicly, some of the city's most powerful business leaders hoped President Barack Obama's transportation chief would visit Detroit on Monday with funding in hand for the $137 million...
President of the Canadian Labour Congress slams government for latest back to work legislation
(Source: Canadian Labour Congress press release, May 28, 2012) OTTAWA — The President of the Canadian Labour Congress has slammed the Conservative government for imposing back to work legislation in a labour dispute between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the...
Democrats appear to take Wisconsin Senate with narrow Lehman win
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 6, 2012) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Democrats appeared to have assumed control of the state Senate in Wisconsin with results posted early Wednesday showing former Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine) defeating incumbent Van Wanggaard in a...
Hoffa: Wisconsin made labor stronger
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the labor movement is more active, energetic and informed as a result of the Wisconsin recall election, regardless of the...
RRB offers customer service online and through automated phone systems
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 3, 2012) CHICAGO — Over the past decade, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has made extensive use of technology to maintain and provide excellent service to its customers. This has included expanded...
Boys and Girls Club kids, parents get free BNSF train ride
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, June 4, 2012) LINCOLN, Neb. — BNSF Railway hosted a free train ride Monday for nearly 300 community leaders and parents, students and employees of the Boys and Girls Club in Lincoln, Neb. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Rail stocks mixed at close of June 4 trading
(Source: Associated Press, June 4, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on June 4, including Kansas City Southern, which fell 1.1 percent, and CSX, which rose 0.1 percent. Full story: CBS News
Union Pacific making Colorado, Wyoming infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press releases, June 4, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Colorado's transportation infrastructure by investing more than $10 million in the rail line that runs between Winter Park and just west of Kremmling. The project is...
Denver light rail stunned by BNSF’s charge for use of northwest rail lines
(Source: Denver Post, June 5, 2012) DENVER, Colo. — According to the Denver Post, leaders of Denver's commuter rail service, RTD, were stunned to learn that BNSF Railway will charge them $535 million for use of its tracks. Full story: Denver Post
Renewed calls for Positive Train Control in Canada
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety Magazine, June 4, 2012) OTTAWA — In the wake of Via Rail's Burlington tragedy on February 26, 2012, critics argue that it is time to start implementing positive train control (PTC) technology in Canada. Full story: OHS Canada
Locked out Republic Services workers extend picket line again in California
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 4, 2012) MILPITAS, Calif. — Sanitation workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. extended their picket line to a Republic hauling yard,...
Unions: Creating the next generation of workers
(Source: Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 2012) JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is not known for being a union-friendly state. But union officials say their organizations are doing more than just fighting for standardized working conditions for their members. They're also, in...
BRS, BMWED back committee’s report on roadway worker safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 4, 2012) Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) President W. Dan Pickett and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) President Freddie Simpson recently commended the work of the Fatality Analysis of...
Detroit light rail project, M-1, still stalled after DOT’s LaHood expresses concerns
(Source: Huffington Post, June 5, 2012) DETROIT — Backers of Detroit's on-again, off-again light rail project who were expecting some good news Monday may have to wait two months longer for a federal verdict on plans for the city's privately-funded transportation...
California governor seeks to reduce environmental protections for bullet train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — With legal challenges to the California bullet train mounting, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday began circulating proposed legislation designed to significantly diminish the possibility that opponents could stop the...
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