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More than 1,000 workers in Butte County, Calif., join Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 15, 2016) CHICO, Calif. — Butte County workers in the social services and general services units have voted to join the Teamsters. Combined, there are more than 1,000 new members of Local 137 in...
Illinois DOT seeks $160 million to untangle freight congestion at 75th Street in Chicago
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2016) CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation is applying for a $160 million federal grant to help pay for a project that aims to clear up rail congestion around 75th Street, cutting delays for Metra, Amtrak and...
7,000 gallons of fuel spilled in Montana Rail Link yard
(Source: Missoulian, December 16, 2016) MISSOULA, Mont. — Specialists in environmental remediation remained on scene Thursday to clean up the rest of some 7,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled three days earlier from a pipeline in Montana Rail Link’s Missoula rail...
MBTA, Amtrak say they expect to end Northeast Corridor fight
(Source: Boston Globe, December 15, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Amtrak say they’re on track to end a heated legal dispute that, at its peak, saw Amtrak threaten to cut Massachusetts out of its highly trafficked Northeast Corridor...
Gateway Program: Will Trump keep Obama’s commitment?
(Source: Railway Age, December 15, 2016) NEW YORK — Legislators and transportation officials from New Jersey and New York and Amtrak say the Gateway Program to rebuild aging infrastructure and expand capacity on the Northeast Corridor in the New York Metropolitan Area...
AAR: Rail traffic down 1.1 percent from 2015 for week ending December 10
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 10, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
Amtrak Downeaster celebrates 15th anniversary
(Source: Amtrak press release, December 13, 2016) PORTLAND, Maine — This week marks the 15th Anniversary of Amtrak Downeaster service between Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts, which began on December 15, 2001. The Downeaster continues to provide...
CSX to announce 4Q 2016 earnings on January 17, 2017
(Source: CSX press release, December 14, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release fourth-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call from 8:30 a.m. to...
UP to release 4Q 2016 earnings on January 19, 2017
(Source: Union Pacific press release, December 14, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation’s fourth quarter 2016 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, January...
Month after fare increase OK’d, Metra gives CEO a $28,000 raise
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2016) CHICAGO — Calling their chief executive officer greatly overworked and grossly underpaid in comparison to other big-city commuter rail executives, the Metra Board on Wednesday voted to give CEO Donald Orseno a $28,000 pay...
UP EVP Butler sells $2.4 million in company stock
(Source: Baseball News Source, December 14, 2016) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. EVP Eric L. Butler sold 23,198 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 9. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.94, for a total value of...
CSX President Gooden sells $1 million in company stock
(Source: Sports Perspectives and Market News, December 14, 2016) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. President Clarence W. Gooden sold 28,587 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 12. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.92, for a total value...
Voters, candidates show their support for paid leave
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Candidates and the American people have spoken – and they both want workplaces with worker-friendly policies. Two studies conducted by the National Partnership for...
CN denies report alleging it overcharged for construction projects
(Source: Globe and Mail, December 13, 2016) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. denied a report that alleges the Montreal-based freight carrier has overcharged Ontario taxpayers for construction work for the past 15 years. Full story: Globe and Mail
Tracking the California bullet train’s progress
(Source: New York Times, December 15, 2016) NEW YORK — California’s bullet train plan is the state’s biggest public works project. If all goes to plan, the $64 billion rail line would whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2 hours 40 minutes. Other...
DOT to review oil by rail flammability risk
(Source: Environment News Service, December 13, 2016) NEW YORK — The federal government will take action on a petition by the state of New York seeking to close a loophole that currently allows highly flammable crude oil to be shipped by rail through communities in...
Union Pacific CEO optimistic about future
(Source: Marysville Advocate, December 14, 2016) MARYSVILLE, Kan. — Closing out 2016 and heading into next year, Union Pacific Railroad chief executive officer Lance Fritz said in comments issued by the company that he is optimistic about opportunities that lie ahead....
NJ Transit temporarily removes 11 workers under new fatigue assessment program
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Eleven New Jersey Transit train engineers or conductors have been temporarily removed from duty under a new program to assess fatigue-related conditions begun after a deadly crash this fall, the agency said...
RRB: Medicare Part B premiums for 2017
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 29, 2016) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $134.00 in 2017. However, most Medicare beneficiaries will not pay this amount....
Federal court ruling is victory for XPO workers in Laredo, Texas
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court has denied XPO/Con-way’s latest attempt to delay the decision by workers in Laredo, Texas to form their union as Teamsters with Local 657. The United...
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