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Teamsters denounce Aubuchon Hardware lockout of distribution center workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 7, 2016) WESTMINSTER, Mass. — Teamster warehouse workers and drivers at Aubuchon Hardware’s distribution facility found themselves locked out of their jobs when they reported to their shifts this...
New York seeks to tighten shipping rules for crude by rail
(Source: Albany Times Union, November 7, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — Nearly two dozen state lawmakers are pushing the Obama administration to act on a year-old request by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to tighten federal safety rules on crude oil shipped across the...
Why Hudson River tunnels are so badly needed and so long delayed
(Source: NJ Spotlight, November 8, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Devastating commuter delays and economic hardship just might be avoided if construction of a pair of new tunnels under the Hudson gets going. The $24 billion project to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson...
Teamsters organize over 70 percent of Boston garages
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters have organized parking workers in Boston by the hundreds over the past five years. Union workers are now employed at over 70 percent of the city garages....
CP Rail says October grain shipments set record
(Source: Canadian Press, November 7, 2016) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific says it moved more Western Canadian grain in October from the Prairies to Vancouver than in any other previous single month. Full story: The Chronicle Herald
NJ Transit: Short of cash, short of staff, and coming up short of safety
(Source: NJ Spotlight, November 7, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Operating under severe budget constraints, short-staffed, and facing rising demands for new safety protocols and equipment upgrades, New Jersey Transit faced scrutiny from both state and federal investigators...
Environmentalists sue BNSF to cover coal trains, prevent water pollution
(Source: Seattle Times, November 7, 2016) SEATTLE — The trial in a lawsuit by a broad coalition of environmental groups seeking to force BNSF to cover its coal-train loads to prevent water pollution began Monday in federal court in Seattle. Full story: Seattle...
Veteran Philly politician played a key role in ending SEPTA strike
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Sunday night, three people were on a conference call that paved the way to a resolution of Philadelphia's weeklong transit strike. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
BNSF posts lower net income, revenue in 3Q 2016
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 7, 2016) BNSF Railway Co.'s third-quarter net income declined 12 percent to $1.02 billion and total revenue fell 8 percent to $5.2 billion compared with third-quarter 2015 results. Full story: Progressive Railroading
KCS announces results of 16th annual Holiday Express fundraising campaign
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 4, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its 16th annual Holiday Express will distribute a total of $153,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express...
Amtrak to offer extra helpings of train service in Northwest for Thanksgiving
(Source: The Olympian, November 6, 2016) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Amtrak Cascades will again provide holiday travelers with more options for getting to destinations in the Northwest this Thanksgiving season. Full story: The Olympian
Philly residents upset at idling CSX locomotives
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — All. Night. Long. A noisy, smelly CSX freight train that was left idling — unmanned — near the Schuylkill River Trail for 17 hours left some Center City residents upset and complaining Saturday over...
High-voltage power lines interfering with railroad signals in Wisconsin
(Source: River Valley Media, November 4, 2016) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — Owners of the recently completed CapX2020 transmission line are making modifications to a nine-mile stretch in Buffalo County where a combination of high-voltage power lines is interfering with signals...
California responders prepare for oil train wreck in Feather River Canyon
(Source: Sacramento Bee, November 6, 2016) QUINCY, Calif. — State wildlife officials are preparing to respond to what many consider all but inevitable: an oil-train accident in the Feather River Canyon, a 70-mile rail route along a major source of drinking water for...
Texas high-speed rail lawsuit filed
(Source: Click 2 Houston, November 2, 2016) HEMPSTEAD, Texas — The Waller County Sub-Regional Planning Commission filed suit in Travis District Court Wednesday against the Texas Department of Transportation for violation of state law that requires it to coordinate...
Hertz workers to strike at San Francisco airport today
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 4, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — Employees of Hertz Rent A Car at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), who are working to organize their union with Teamsters Local 856, have taken a strike vote and...
County denies UP track expansion near site of Oregon oil train derailment
(Source: Associated Press, November 5, 2016) SEATTLE — An Oregon county has tentatively denied Union Pacific Railroad’s plan to expand tracks along the Columbia River Gorge where an oil train derailed in June. Full story: Herald and News
Railroads provide survival lessons for struggling energy companies
(Source: Houston Chronicle, November 4, 2016) HOUSTON — As some energy companies lose their grip on monopolies and can no longer rely on customers to help finance their survival, one Columbia University researcher says they could learn from the near-disappearance and...
NJ Transit admits safety crisis
(Source: The Record of North Jersey, November 7, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Contradicting years of statements by NJ Transit, the agency’s executive director has acknowledged that its safety record is significantly worse than other American commuter railroads and that it...
SEPTA, TWU reach deal to end strike
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The week-long work stoppage that sidelined subways, trolleys, and buses and threatened to complicate a closely contested presidential election ended in the pre-dawn hours Monday as SEPTA and...
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