Rail Industry News

(Source: Globe and Mail, September 5, 2017) TORONTO — Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called "right to work" laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation of the North...

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 15, 2017) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...

(Source: The Missoulian, September 5, 2017) MISSOULA, Mont. — Nearly 2,800 current and past employees and their families are expected to ride on eight employee appreciation train trips across Montana starting Friday to help celebrate Montana Rail Link’s 30th...

(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, September 1, 2017) MIDLAND, Texas — The 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland ruled that a trial court was correct in its judgment for Union Pacific in a case brought forward by those impacted in the Support of Support crash with a...

(Source: National Public Radio, September 5, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Richard Anderson, former head of Delta Airlines, who has been recruited to lead Amtrak during a period of major renovations. Full story and audio: www.npr.org

(Source: Railway Age, September 1, 2017) NEW YORK — Working with Rockwell Collins, Amtrak plans to equip approximately 310 diesel-electric locomotives with Positive Train Control (PTC) technology to comply with the Dec. 31, 2018 federal deadline mandated by the...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 31, 2017) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board on Aug. 30 rejected an application filed by Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) for authority to construct and operate a rail line in the states of Wisconsin,...

(Source: Material Handling & Logistics (MHL), September 1, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extensive delays and communications breakdowns throughout the CSX Transportation rail system spurred the Surface Transportation Board to schedule a public listening session for Sept....

(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2017) PHILADELPHIA — An Amtrak engineer facing prosecution in the fatal 2015 train derailment in Philadelphia sought Friday to have the charges against him dismissed. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer

(Source: Associated Press, September 2, 2017) NEW YORK — It was billed as the "summer of hell." Thankfully, it was more like the summer of "meh," New York rail commuters say. Full story: Associated Press

(Source: The Bergen Record, September 5, 2017) WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Full service on the New York City region's commuter lines resumed Tuesday at Penn Station after a two-month summer of construction. Full story: USA Today

(Source: Reuters, September 2, 2017) HOUSTON — Union Pacific Corp said on Saturday repairs to a rail line damaged by Tropical Stormy Harvey are being hindered by a fire at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. Full story: Reuters

(Source: Reuters, September 5, 2017) CHICAGO — Disruptions and delays to U.S. wheat exports from Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey will persist for days more, trade experts said on Tuesday, after shipments were wiped out last week by flooded railroad tracks and...

(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 5, 2017) NEW YORK — Following a Labor Day weekend that had railroad crews continuing to be busy in recovery efforts from Harvey, rail operations have resumed in much of Texas, in some cases on a limited basis,...

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 5, 2017) Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas City Southern yesterday announced progress in repairing rail infrastructure and restoring service in some areas following Hurricane Harvey's devastation in the Gulf region. Full...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 30, 2017) DALLAS — From Thursday, August 24 to Saturday, August 26, Teamsters alerted participants at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, about diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.’s...

(Source: Connecticut Post, August 29, 2017) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — As Metro-North’s biggest labor union threatens to strike and bring the railroad to a screeching halt, Connecticut officials are bracing for a commuting nightmare that would leave hundreds of thousands of...

(Source: Bloomberg BNA, August 28, 2017) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway doesn’t have to face trial on a locomotive engineer’s allegations that his discharge for attendance issues actually was prompted by his obstructive sleep apnea, a federal appeals court ruled ( Alamillo...

(Source: Superior Telegram, August 30, 2017) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Two people were injured when a garbage truck collided with a train in Rusk County near Weyerhauser. Both the driver of the garbage truck and the train’s engineer were transported to local hospitals. Full...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 30, 2017) NEW YORK — Teamsters Local 814 announced an agreement with Waldner’s Furniture Environments today that brings to an end to the unfair labor practice dispute that spread across New York...