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CN’s locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new collective agreement
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, January 27, 2012) OTTAWA — Canadian National’s 1,800 locomotive engineers have ratified a new collective agreement. Ninety-five percent voted in favour of the deal, which will expire in 2014. The Teamsters...
TSA rail, subway spot-checks raise privacy issues
(Source: CNN, January 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TSA officers in joint operations randomly ask rail or subway travelers for permission to search their bags for explosives. Local and federal authorities insist the searches are not mandatory, but passengers who refuse...
AAR: Freight railroads expect to spend $13 billion on capital expenditures, hire more than 15,000 in 2012
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 30, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced that the nation’s major freight railroads are projected to invest a record $13 billion in capital expenditures in 2012...
Calif. Gov. Brown rejects $100 billion high-speed rail estimate
(Source: The Sacramento Bee, January 29, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state's current estimate of nearly $100 billion and environmental fees paid by carbon producers will be a source of funding, Gov. Jerry...
Teamsters denounce strong-arm tactics by Indiana Republicans to pass right-to-work
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today condemned the passage of right-to-work legislation in the Indiana House of Representatives, denouncing the Republican...
‘Forgotten photographs of the Union Pacific Railroad’ on exhibit at Utah State University
(Source: Utah State University, January 26, 2012) LOGAN, Utah — University Libraries at Utah State University has created a new exhibit shown at the university’s Merrill-Cazier Library, “Forgotten Photographs of the Union Pacific Railroad.” The exhibit, assembled by...
BNSF opens car shop, inspection tracks in Minot, N.D.
(Source: Minot Daily News, January 27, 2012) MINOT, N.D. — BNSF Railway officials and local leaders celebrated the opening of a new $30 million car shop and two 9,200-foot inspection tracks at Gavin Yard, east of Minot. The new investments are expected to serve the...
Waves damage BNSF rail line in Washington state
(Source: Associated Press, January 26, 2012) EVERETT, Wash. — A BNSF Railway spokesman says waves crashing over the seawall at four spots between Everett and Mukilteo, Wash., have washed rocks away from one of two sets of mainline tracks in the area. Full story: News...
Canadian union sets up coast-to-coast pickets against Caterpillar locomotive works
(Source: Canadian Press, January 26, 2012) TORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers union took its campaign against heavy equipment giant Caterpillar to a national level Thursday to protest steep wage cuts and other concessions being demanded of its members at a locomotive...
CP Rail directors, activist investor on collision course
(Source: Journal of Commerce, January 26, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, the time to switch the tracks and prevent Canadian Pacific Railway from barreling toward a proxy fight is over. Full story: Journal of Commerce
DOT’s LaHood doubts Congress will pass transport plan in 2012
(Source: Journal of Commerce, January 26, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told an audience at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting on Wednesday that he doubts Congress will pass a...
AAR: Railroad report increase in weekly rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 26, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported an increase in weekly rail traffic for the week ending January 21, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 287,734...
Railroad worker falls to his death from St. Louis bridge
(Source: St. Louis Today, January 26, 2012) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A railroad employee fell to his death from the MacArthur Bridge Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Carter Perry, 57, who worked for the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, was working on the...
RRB names Director of Hearings and Appeals
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, January 25, 2012) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed Rachel L. Simmons as Assistant General Counsel/Director of Hearings and Appeals. The appointment took effect in January 2012 when...
KCS announces tender offer and consent solicitation
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, January 25, 2012) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, a Missouri corporation (the “Company” or “KCSR”), has commenced a cash...
PATH sets ridership record in 2011 with 76.6 million passenger trips
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 25, 2012) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system reported ridership of 76.6 million commuter trips for 2011, the highest figure since the authority took over the...
House Republicans to introduce “at least” five-year transport bill
(Source: Journal of Commerce, January 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce is reporting that House Republicans on Thursday are expected to introduce a surface transportation bill that calls for highway spending at current levels “for at least five...
Obama calls on Congress to fund infrastructure projects
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 25, 2012) In his State of the Union Address yesterday, President Obama called on Congress to fund efforts to rebuild the country’s infrastructure. Although the president did not mention rail as he has in previous State of the...
Locked-out Canadian rail workers block locomotive delivery
(Source: Toronto Sun, January 26, 2012) INGERSOLL, Ontario — A rail crossing on the main street of this southern Ontario town became the site of a standoff Wednesday as locked out union members blocked the delivery of a locomotive to protest the lockout of...
NS boosts capital spending by 12 percent for 2012
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 25, 2012) During its fourth-quarter earnings conference call, Norfolk Southern Corp. announced it has budgeted $2.4 billion for capital spending in 2012, up 12 percent compared with 2011’s $2.16 billion budget. Replacement and...
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