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Union: Right-to-work law violates free speech
(Source: Associated Press, April 9, 2012) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana's new right-to-work law should be struck down because it infringes upon unions' free speech rights by depriving them of the dues that fund their political speech, attorneys for a union challenging...
For second time in a month, OSHA finds Metro-North retaliated against employee who reported workplace injury
(Source: Department of Labor press release, April 3, 2012) NEW YORK — An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has determined that Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. violated the employee protection provisions of...
FRA stresses importance of local planning in passenger rail projects
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 6, 2012) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today reaffirmed the Obama Administration’s commitment to passenger rail, and stressed the need for long-term planning to create...
UP expects ‘slow but steady’ growth this year
(Source: Journal of Commerce, April 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, Union Pacific Railroad anticipates “slow but steady” growth in freight volume this year, driven by the industrial products sector and continued diversion of traffic...
Pershing presses for new Canadian Pacific Rail boss in filing
(Source: Vancouver Sun, April 5, 2012) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Activist investor William Ackman argued once again on Thursday that only a new chief executive can lead Canadian Pacific Railway to recovery, in a proxy pitch to shareholders that also seeks support for his...
Amtrak ridership up 85% in Illinois
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, April 7, 2012) GALESBURG, Ill. — Figures released by the Illinois Department of Transportation show state-supported Amtrak routes are continuing to see a boom in popularity. Ridership increased almost 85 percent between 2006 and 2011...
BNSF backs off medical reporting rule
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, April 7, 2012) LINCOLN, Neb. — BNSF Railway has reversed a rule that 10 protesting unions said would have required employees to report to the railroad details of medical procedures and issues not related to their jobs. Full story:...
White Pass Railroad, Teamsters reach agreement
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, April 2, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that Pacific and Arctic Railway & Navigation Company (PARN) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 959 reached a tentative...
California bullet train change a blow to Orange County
(Source: Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2012) LOS ANGELES — In a blow to Orange County's hopes for a boost to business and tourism, the California bullet train project has dropped a link to Anaheim from its current, $68-billion plan. The rail agency confirmed the shift...
Plan cuts California high-speed rail plan cost
(Source: Reuters, April 2, 2012) LOS ANGELES — California officials on Monday unveiled a major overhaul of a controversial plan to build a high-speed rail system in the state, slashing the cost by some $30 billion, to $68.4 billion, and addressing other criticisms of...
Congressmen seek more federal funding for PTC research, emergency response training
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2012) Reps. Scott Tipton (D-Colo.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) recently sent a joint letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies voicing support for the...
AAR: Railroads report mixed freight traffic for March 2012
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail carloads originated in March 2012 totaled 1,123,298, down 69,190 carloads or 5.8 percent, compared with...
Two years later, railroaders remember victims of W.Va. mine disaster
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 6, 2012) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Two years have passed since an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine near Whitesville in Raleigh County claimed the lives of 29 coal miners, but their memory is still powerful enough to stop four...
Rail workers hurt as two freight trains collide in Gary, Ind.
(Source: nwitimes.com, April 8, 2012) GARY, Ind. — A collision between two freight trains on CSX tracks near the U.S. 12 overpass injured two railroad employees and jolted some Miller Beach residents out of sleep early Easter Sunday. One rail worker has a broken leg,...
Sea Change: What Happened When the Pacific Ocean Went Global
(Source: KCET, April 5, 2012) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The road west was filled with signs and wonders. Like the hill-hugging black squall that slammed into us as we rolled up into the wrinkled folds of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas; or the ominous funnel cloud...
Railroads Hit by Coal Concerns – Analyst Blog
(Source: NASDAQ, April 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After lower coal production forecasts by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), railroads are again worried about the proposed regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for power plants...
Police investigate truck-train accident
(Source: The Brownsville Herald, April 5, 2012) BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — A concrete mixer truck and a Union Pacific Railroad train collided near San Benito at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. The truck driver was taken to the hospital for injuries that witnesses said did not...
NYC subway chief says line to NJ too expensive
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, April 5, 2012) NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he hoped the city subway would be extended underneath the Hudson River to New Jersey "in somebody’s lifetime" after a top transit official said it would be too expensive....
ND train depot booms with oil patch passengers
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, April 5, 2012) BISMARCK, N.D. – Armies of workers migrating to and from North Dakota’s rich oil fields have made Williston’s train depot the busiest Amtrak stop in the state and the fastest-growing station in the nation, the railroad...
Libby driver accused of DUI after head-on train-Jeep crash
(Source: Missoulian, April 5, 2012) MISSOULA, Mont. — Two Libby area residents escaped injury Wednesday morning when their 1991 Jeep Cherokee was hit by a northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Duane Bowers said the vehicle became...
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