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Collapse of Alstom-Siemens deal fuels speculation of Alstom-Bombardier merger
(Source: Reuters, February 6, 2019) LONDON/MONTREAL — The European Commission’s decision to block a tie-up between Alstom and Germany’s Siemens is fueling speculation over possible merger talks between the French rail business and Canada’s Bombardier, lifting both...
Teamsters challenge DOT preemption of California’s meal and rest break rules
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 6, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Local 848 and truck drivers for global companies filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
UP workers win class certification over forced medical disclosures
(Source: Reuters, February 6, 2019) NEW YORK — A federal judge in Nebraska has certified a class of about 7,000 Union Pacific Railroad Co. employees who say they were unlawfully removed from their jobs after the company required them to disclose certain medical...
USW Local 2004 ratifies pact with CN
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2019) CN employees who are members of United Steelworkers Local 2004 (USW) have approved a new five-year contract, the union and Class I announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Pittsburgh Port Authority sends bill to NS, wants reimbursement for derailment damages
(Source: KDKA, February 6, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Port Authority says it wants Norfolk Southern Railroad to reimburse them for last year’s train derailment at Station Square. A report from Norfolk Southern found a cracked rail caused one of its trains to jump the...
KCS names Fahmy Executive VP of Precision Scheduled Railroading
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, February 7, 2019) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced the appointment of Sameh Fahmy to the position of executive vice president precision scheduled railroading. Mr. Fahmy will report to KCS...
Future of Lincoln’s Havelock Shops unclear after union votes
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, February 6, 2019) LINCOLN, Neb. — The future of BNSF Railway's Havelock Shops is unclear after a union vote last month. Andy Williams, a spokesman for the railroad, said it reached agreements with all but one union representing workers...
Teamsters celebrate Black History Month
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 6, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since 1903, the Teamsters Union has been at the forefront of the struggle for workers’ rights in North America. During Black History Month, Teamsters honor the...
An outpouring of support for families of B.C. train crash victims
(Source: Canadian Press, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I work with are incredible...
CP reopens main line through Field, B.C., after fatal derailment
(Source: CBC News, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has reopened its main line through Field, B.C., after a derailment that killed three of the company's employees on Monday. Full story: www.cbc.ca
Train in B.C. derailment had speed control problems hours before fatal crash, source says
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — The freight train involved in a fatal derailment was flagged for speed control problems hours before its tragic plunge near Field, B.C., early Monday, says a veteran employee with Canadian Pacific Railway. Staff...
European Commission rejects Siemens-Alstom rail merger
(Source: BBC News, February 6, 2019) LONDON — Brussels has knocked down a proposed French-German rail merger, designed to help Europe compete with China. The EU's competition commission blocked the tie-up, saying uniting France's Alstom with the rail arm of Germany's...
Iconic Amtrak flipboard will become part of permanent decor at Philly’s 30th Street Station
(Source: Billy Penn, February 5, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — The iconic split-flap departures board at 30th Street, which elicited a public outcry when Amtrak dismantled it last month, will be returning to the station as a permanent fixture, officials say. Full story: Billy...
Editorial: Norfolk Southern’s motivation unclear, but it’s on a mission to evict Salvation Army in Bristol, Tenn.
(Source: Editorial in the Bristol Herald Courier, February 6, 2019) BRISTOL, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern is on a mission, and no one (or thing) is going to stop them. That’s the simplified message given from the railroad company to Salvation Army in Bristol, Tennessee....
Utah lawmakers advance bill to clean up rail emissions
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, February 6, 2019) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A relatively small number of vehicles is responsible for an outsized share of Utah’s mucky air, yet state regulators are powerless to force their owners to operate cleaner machines. They are...
UP workers win class certification in case alleging systemic violations of Americans with Disabilities Act
(Source: Nicholas Kaster, PLLP press release, February 5, 2019) MINNEAPOLIS — On February 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted class certification to a group of Union Pacific employees alleging that Union Pacific engaged in a...
STB: U.S. Class I workforce dipped in December 2018
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 5, 2019) U.S. Class Is employed 147,620 workers as of mid-December 2018, down 0.9 percent compared with mid-November's level, but up 1.5 percent compared with mid-December 2017's count, according to Surface Transportation...
Butler Yard eliminates positions as UP streamlines operations
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 5, 2019) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The rail yard that contributed to the beginnings of the village of Butler will soon be pared down. Union Pacific Railroad announced that, effective Feb. 5, the Butler Yard will reduce operations...
Crew injured, diesel fuel spilled into river when BNSF train derails in remote Wyoming canyon
(Source: Wyoming Star-Tribune, February 5, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — A coal train collision on Monday sent two locomotives partially into the North Platte River, potentially contaminating the waterway with thousands of gallons of diesel in a remote canyon north of the...
“Half of me is gone now:” Brother mourns twin killed in CP derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The twin brother of Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer says he feels like a part of him is missing after a Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway crew died in a tragic train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border. “I feel...
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