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Now available: Applications for JRH Scholarship Fund
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for scholarship awards. The deadline for receipt of completed materials is March 31, 2016....
Analysis forecasts derailment every other year if oil train terminal is built in Pacific Northwest
(Source: McClatchy News Service, November 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal to build the largest oil train terminal in the Pacific Northwest could result in a derailment every two years and an oil spill from a derailment once every 12, according to a draft...
San Bernardino County public employees ratify Teamster contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — San Bernardino County employees, who are members of Teamsters Local 1932, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement yesterday. The agreement, ratified...
Lac-Megantic criminal case delayed until April
(Source: Canadian Press, December 1, 2015) MONTREAL — The case of the three men accused of 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the Lac-Mégantic derailment has been delayed until next April. Full story: Montreal Gazette
Federal compromise bill would boost NJ Transit rail funding
(Source: The Record, December 1, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A compromise transportation bill unveiled Tuesday would spare NJ Transit from a $50 million funding cut, scale back attempts to relax trucking regulations and order Amtrak to spend more of the fares...
American Airlines workers with Teamsters, CWA ratify groundbreaking agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passenger service workers with American Airlines, who are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and Communications Workers of America (CWA)...
More money seen for victims of Amtrak train 188 crash
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More money could become available to compensate victims of the May 12 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia and fund rail safety upgrades under a bipartisan transportation bill, introduced Tuesday and...
Philadelphia man indicted for impersonating officer to access Amtrak train 188 crash site
(Source: Philadelphia Daily News, December 2, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors yesterday charged a former Philadelphia School District police officer with allegedly impersonating a federal agent during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 and again at the fatal...
How cheap crude stalled America’s booming oil trains
(Source: Bloomberg, December 2, 2015) NEW YORK — It’s been several months since an oil train accident grabbed big headlines—but not because there haven’t been any. A single weekend in November saw two trains derail in Wisconsin. The first spilled about 20,000 gallons...
New York State attorney general calls for less volatile gases in crude by rail shipments
(Source: Dow Jones Business News, December 1, 2015) NEW YORK — New York's attorney general is calling on federal transportation regulators to impose new safety rules governing the combustibility of crude oil shipped by rail. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants...
Congress reaches agreement on 5-year transportation bill; Amtrak funded at $10 billion over 5 years
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House and Senate have reached agreement on a 5-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation's aging and congested highways and transit systems. The bill,...
Retailers that forced employees to work Thanksgiving Day experienced disappointing sales
(Source: Think Progress, November 30, 2015) NEW YORK — Sales data confirms that brands don’t need to have employees show up to stores to generate holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day — they can simply offer discounts online. Stores can also generate good will by staying...
CSX to celebrate groundbreaking at new Pittsburgh intermodal terminal
(Source: Pittsburgh Business Times, November 30, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Demolition is under way and a celebration scheduled for the new Intermodal Rail Terminal in McKees Rocks and Stowe Township. Full story: Pittsburgh Business Times
Plans for Tongue River Railroad on indefinite hold
(Source: Associated Press, November 30, 2015) HELENA, Mont. — Plans to build a $400 million railroad to haul coal from a proposed mine on the Montana-Wyoming border were put on indefinite hold Wednesday because of delays in obtaining a mining permit and a weakening...
Cleanup underway after 14 BNSF cars derail at Galesburg yard
(Source: The Register-Mail, November 30, 2015) GALESBURG, Ill. — It was "business as usual" Monday for BNSF as it cleaned up a 14-car derailment within a rail yard. Full story: The Register-Mail
Federal transportation funding cut could jeopardize tunnel project
(Source: www.nj.com, November 30, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Federal lawmakers warned that money for the Gateway Tunnel project could be in jeopardy if an amendment cutting $50 million from New Jersey and other northeastern states isn't rolled back in a new federal...
California bullet train faces new scrutiny
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles to San Francisco bullet train is headed for new federal and state scrutiny following disclosure that the project's lead contractor forecast significant cost increases that were not made...
Metro-North’s New Haven Line on track to transport 40 million riders in 2015
(Source: Hartford Courant, November 29, 2015) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Metro-North provided more than 3.4 million rides on its New Haven line in September, continuing a yearlong increase that has it on course to break its annual ridership record. Based on the first nine...
MBTA weighs retirements and job cuts, but not layoffs
(Source: State House News Service, November 30, 2015) BOSTON, Mass. — Hoping to craft a "leaner and meaner" MBTA as quickly as possible, a top transit official floated a retirement incentive program and elimination of unfilled positions to try to reduce a looming $242...
CP Rail says it will fight $409 million Lac-Megantic lawsuit
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 30, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will fight a $409-million lawsuit the province of Quebec has launched over the 2013 Lac-Mégantic oil train explosion that killed 47 people. Full story: Globe and Mail
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