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Railroad shares mixed at the close of May 11 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 11, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.33 or .6 percent, to $55.58. Canadian National rose $.18 or .3 percent, to $59.49. Canadian Pacific rose...
China is pulling ahead in worldwide race for high-speed rail transportation
(The following story by Keith B. Richburg appeared on the Washington Post website on May 12, 2010.) QINGDAO, China — Last year, China surpassed the United States as the world's largest automaker. The country is aggressively making jets to compete with Boeing and...
Hyundai Intermodal dumps NS, switches to CSX
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hyundai Intermodal, a unit of Hyundai Merchant Marine, will switch from Norfolk Southern to CSX Transportation as its eastern-U.S. railroad partner...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 10 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
VIA introduces schedule improvements between Montreal and Ottawa
(VIA Rail Canada issued the following on May 10, 2010.) MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada announced today that as of May 11, 2010 travel times on the Montréal - Ottawa route will improve with the introduction of new schedules. Trip times will be shortened by as much as 15...
LA Congresswoman cancels college graduation speech in response to labor dispute
(The following story by Larry Gordon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 11, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) has decided not to deliver a graduation address at UC Riverside in response to a labor union's campaign for a...
Transportation unions hail new rule
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on May 11, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 76-year-old transportation law was swept away Monday under a rule change announced by a federal agency. The National Mediation Board, which...
New SEIU leader wants group to political powerhouse
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on May 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the eldest daughter among 10 siblings — and the third-eldest in all — Mary Kay Henry, the incoming president of the Service Employees International...
SEIU picks Mary Kay Henry as president
(The following story by Patrick J. McDonnell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 8, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Pledging to "restore relations with the American labor movement," Mary Kay Henry was named president Saturday of the Service Employees International...
NTSB rail safety course still open for registration
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on May 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Accident Investigation Orientation for Rail Professionals (RPH 301), scheduled for May 18-19, 2010, at its NTSB...
Union Pacific rebuilding part of eastern Wyoming line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 10, 2010.) CASPER, Wyo. ― Union Pacific has begun a $20 million project to install new rail and ties on a 26-mile stretch of railroad track between Manville and Lusk. The Omaha, Neb.-based railroad is using a...
UP officials apologize for Polar Express gaffe with $2,500
(The following story by Marco Santana appeared on the Daily Herald website on May 11, 2010.) CHICAGO — Christmas season might be months away but the Glen Ellyn Park District received an unexpected gift last month. In an effort to make up for a gaffe that angered many...
CN’s Canada-based Rail Traffic Controllers ratify new collective agreement
(CN issued the following on May 10, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference/Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC/RCTC) are pleased to announce today that TCRC/RCTC members have ratified a new three-year labour agreement with the company. The...
Ohio commission to consider state rail plan, rail project funding
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 10, 2010.) On Thursday, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) will hold a meeting to address several issues, including the development of a state rail plan and funding for rail infrastructure...
Union Pacific vows to fight latest California high-speed rail plan
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on May 11, 2010.) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Union Pacific has notified the California high-speed rail authority that it will fight the state's newest plans to run bullet trains from the...
Alabama town evacuated after NS train crash
(The following appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on May 11, 2010.) PARRISH, Ala. — Norfolk Southern crews are righting overturned cars and replacing a stretch of track after a train derailment set off fires and forced temporary evacuations in south Walker...
LaHood rides 312-mph maglev train as Japan seeks U.S. rail sales
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Chris Cooper on May 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood rode on a 502 kilometer-per-hour (312 mph) magnetic- levitation train in Japan, stoking optimism that the Asian nation may be...
Airline group to fight NMB rule change
(The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a victory for labor attempts to organize transportation workers, the National Mediation Board said it will now determine a majority in a...
Teamsters applaud NMB rule change making it fairer for airline, railway employees to form unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded the National Mediation Board for changing a federal rule that now makes it fairer for airline and railway employees to form unions. The rule change was published online today in the Federal...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 10 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
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