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Teamster flight attendants ratify agreement with Sun Country Airlines
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 23, 2016) BLAINE, Minn. — By an over four-to-one ratio, Teamster flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines ratified a mid-contract wage reopener that will increase their wages. There are more than...
Union Pacific provides update on PTC installation
(Source: Union Pacific press release, November 28, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific continues its Positive Train Control implementation progress, having equipped more than 3,200 locomotives, installed 4,600 computers and invested more than $2.1 billion through...
Court sides with corporations on pro-worker rules
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two federal district judges in Texas handed down separate decisions in the last week that will increase income inequality and put a thumb on the scale for corporations...
Three years after Casselton, are oil trains safer?
(Source: Valley News Live, November 28, 2016) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It will be 3 years ago next month, that a crude oil train accident and explosion rocked and shocked residents of Casselton, North Dakota. Now, a UND engineering professor has been consulting Congress...
Regulators consider crude oil by rail volatility limits that would require oil stabilization
(Source: DeSmog Blog, November 28, 2016) NEW YORK — In July 2015, a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in Culbertson, Montana resulting in an oil spill of 35,000 gallons — more than the contents of a full rail tank car. But unlike all of the other Bakken train...
San Francisco’s light rail system was held hostage by hackers
(Source: Washington Post, November 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) was hit with malware that held its computer systems hostage on Friday and caused problems over the weekend as attackers reportedly sought a ransom...
FRA: Nation’s commuter railroads lagging on PTC technology
(Source: CBS, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads, which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day, continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing sophisticated...
Major rail carriers slow to adopt PTC
(Source: Associated Press, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads — which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day — continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing...
UP Director Rogel sells $743,000 in company stock
(Source: Daily Quint, November 26, 2016) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. Director Steven R. Rogel sold 7,400 shares of Union Pacific Corp. stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 22. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.51, for a total value of...
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority sues CP over western access to O’Hare
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 23, 2016) CHICAGO — Frustrated with what it says is a Canadian railway's refusal to negotiate, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has filed a lawsuit before a federal regulatory agency demanding that it be allowed to run...
Chicago’s Union Station slowly moving into 21st century
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 27, 2016) CHICAGO — Chicago's Union Station is an iconic but creaky machine for moving people — equal parts Roman grandeur and rat maze. From crowded train platforms to foul-smelling air, the station regularly foists indignities on...
New Amtrak stop in Arcadia, Mo., comes with big expectations
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 23, 2016) ARCADIA, Mo. — Nearly half a century had passed since anyone in this small Ozarks community could buy a train ticket out of town. Full story: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Amtrak’s Moorman: We’d love to see Trump fund NY infrastructure
(Source: CNBC, November 23, 2016) NEW YORK — In terms of transportation infrastructure, New York City could use a face-lift, Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman told CNBC on Wednesday. Full story: CNBC
Northeast train passengers fuel Amtrak’s growth
(Source: The News Journal, November 25, 2016) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak carried a record number of riders during the past year – an increase fueled by passenger surges on just a few lines, including those that pass through Wilmington, the national rail company...
CP settles lawsuit with rival CN for $25 million
(Source: Canadian Press, November 23, 2016) MONTREAL — Canada's two largest railways have settled a legal dispute that erupted after an employee moved from one rival to the other, allegedly taking confidential information with him. Canadian National Railway Co. says...
CN security guard killed in shooting near Chicago
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, November 26, 2016) CHICAGO — Police are searching for a man who shot and killed a Canadian National Railroad contracted security guard and stole two vehicles Saturday evening in south suburban Harvey. Full story: Chicago Sun-Times
Latest date on PTC implementation shows uneven progress across railroads
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). The data...
STB: Class I workforce shrinks in October
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 28, 2016) Class Is employed 151,900 workers in the United States as of mid-October, down 8.28 percent year-over-year and 0.38 percent compared with mid-September employment numbers, according to the U.S. Surface...
AAR: Rail traffic up 2.8 percent for week ending November 19
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 19, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
Great Salt Lake causeway breach planned for December
(Source: Deseret News, November 21, 2016) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Authorities now believe enough time has passed to breach the Union Pacific causeway at the Great Salt Lake without detrimental effects to the ecosystem. Full story: Deseret News
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