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Teamsters call on UPS CEO to get company out of ALEC during protest in Detroit
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 29, 2015) DETROIT — Detroit Teamsters were joined by representatives from labor, environmental, community, and religious groups at a protest today outside a Detroit Economic Club luncheon where...
Mumbai train terror attack: Death sentence for five involved in 2006 bombings
(Source: BBC News, September 30, 2015) LONDON — A court in the western Indian city of Mumbai has sentenced five people to death over the 2006 serial bombings of commuter trains. Seven of the 12 men convicted for the blasts have been given life sentences. Seven blasts...
Investigation continues in BNSF ethanol derailment in Scotland, N.D.
(Source: Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, September 30, 2015) SCOTLAND, N.D. — Rail service has resumed, but the clean—up continues following the recent derailment of ethanol tanker cars and ensuing fire southeast of Scotland. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)...
California high-speed rail wants to test drill for tunnel under San Gabriel mountains
(Source: Los Angeles Curbed, September 28, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train will be a $68-billion wonder of the world once it figures out the small problem of how exactly to get the trains out of Los Angeles. The High Speed Rail Authority has had...
Amtrak to introduce bag fees for passengers exceeding limits
(Source: Associated Press, September 30, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is boarding a baggage fee bandwagon that has generated billions in revenue for the airline industry. The passenger train operator says that on Thursday that it will start charging $20 to...
Hoffa: Retirees, workers deserve to receive their pensions
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, September 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The golden years of everyday Americans who worked hard for decades to put away money for retirement are increasingly being jeopardized by the nation's pension system....
A look at the worst bottlenecks along the Northeast Corridor
(Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — As state and federal officials look for an estimated $15 billion for a new train tunnel between New York and New Jersey, passengers along the rail line known as the Northeast Corridor contend with regular...
UP worker killed in rail yard accident in Kansas City, Kan.
(Source: Television station KCTV 5, September 29, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Union Pacific worker was hit and killed by a train while on the job in Kansas City, Kansas Tuesday. Union Pacific is investigating the fatal accident, which occurred in its rail yard near...
KCS announces 15th annual Holiday Express schedule
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, September 28, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) has released its schedule for the 15th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 20 communities in seven states on 24 dates. At each stop, visitors...
Advance notice of oil train shipments still years away
(Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2015) OLYMPIA, WASH. It could be many more months before cities, counties and fire departments get advanced notice of when an oil train is coming through their communities. The Daily Herald reports that such oil train...
Norfolk Southern to announce 3Q 2015 results on October 28
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 28, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its third-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015....
US Atlantic Coast remains crucial stronghold for oil train traffic
(Source: Platts, September 29, 2015) NEW YORK — Pipelines are chasing crude-by-rail shipments out of most US markets, but the Bakken-to-Atlantic-Coast route has managed to keep a hold on its market share, making the spread between domestic and international crudes...
CSX, mechanical unions announce tentative labor agreement
(Source: CSX press release, September 28, 2015) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation and two mechanical unions, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation...
Nation’s rail service threatened as deadline for PTC looms
(Source: New York Times, September 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even after spending nearly $6 billion, the rail industry says it will not be able to meet its year-end government-imposed deadline to install a system known as positive train control, which is intended to...
Union Pacific eyes $90 million investment to expand operations in Laredo
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, September 26, 2015) LAREDO, Texas — Union Pacific plans to invest an estimated $90 million to expand operations at the company’s Port Laredo Intermodal Ramp in North Laredo. Full story: www.lmtonline.com
Some BNSF railroad jobs moving from Clovis to Amarillo
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2015) CLOVIS, N.M. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials say some railroad jobs are being transferred from Clovis to Amarillo to improve the flow of train operations. Full story: www.KRQE.com
Proposed Texas high-speed rail route would serve Arlington, DFW airport
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 26, 2015) ARLINGTON, Texas — A proposed high-speed rail route cutting through Dallas-Fort Worth would go slower than previously planned but would include a station south of DFW Airport, according to a newly unveiled plan....
Months after Oxnard fatality, Metrolink to lease locomotives amid questions of new cars
(Source: Orange County Register, September 27, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The board of the Southern California commuter railroad voted unanimously Friday to spend an estimated $19 million on leased locomotives as a stop-gap solution to an undisclosed problem with the type of...
Final settlement for victims of Lac-Megantic disaster delayed
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2015) NEW YORK — Final confirmation of a $338 million settlement for victims of an oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec was delayed Thursday to give the lone party that opposes the plan additional time to reach...
DOT-111 tank cars involved in recent ethanol train fire
(Source: USA Today, September 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An ethanol train derailment outside of Scotland, S.D., involved tank cars at the center of several accidents in recent years, casting more attention on stricter federal regulations being rolled out to reduce...
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