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Treasurers' workshop scheduled for Oct. 27-28

October 1, 2015 The SMART Transportation Division will be conducting a Treasurers’ Workshop at the Drury Inn & Suites Kansas City Airport on October 27 and 28, 2015. Attendance will be limited to 35 registrants, so those interested in attending are instructed to contact Dora Wolf i [...]

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Police: rail worker killed by train at Kansas rail yard

September 30, 2015 KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities are investigating after a Union Pacific Railroad employee was found dead under a rail car in Kansas City, Kansas. According to police, officers responded to reports of a person trapped under a train in a rail yard around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. Rea [...]

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Previsich discusses candidacy with Sen. Sanders

September 29, 2015 SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich recently conversed with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I – Vt.) about Sanders’ democratic candidacy for President of the United States and the positive impact that the voice of unionized labor can have on the outcome [...]

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Foxx unveils Build America Investment Center

September 29, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today formally unveiled the Department of Transportation’s Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC). BATIC will serve as the single point of contact and coordination for states, municipalities and project s [...]

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House approves six-month FAA funding extension

September 29, 2015 The House approved a bill on Monday to extend federal aviation funding, which is currently set to expire on Wednesday, until March 2016. The measure, introduced on Friday by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R – Pa.), was approved [...]

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Private rail pensions may reduce supplemental annuities

September 29, 2015 Railroad retirement beneficiaries are reminded that receipt of a private railroad pension may reduce the amount of a supplemental annuity payable by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The following questions and answers provide information on this subject, as well as how di [...]

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Great Lakes Airlines defaults on loan

September 29, 2015 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Great Lakes Aviation has defaulted on a $27.5 million loan with Callidus Capital Corp., according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of the default, the lending company has the right to “take possessio [...]

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Rail pensions may reduce supplemental annuities

September 28, 2015 Railroad retirement beneficiaries are reminded that receipt of a private railroad pension may reduce the amount of a supplemental annuity payable by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The following questions and answers provide information on this subject, as well as how di [...]

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PEB 248 recommends NJT contract terms

September 25, 2015 Presidential Emergency Board 248 has issued its recommendations to settle the four year contract dispute between New Jersey Transit and the Rail Labor Coalition of fourteen unions representing 4,300 union workers. The recommendations on the major issues of wages and health in [...]

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Survey finds Americans will use high-speed rail

September 25, 2015 Washington – If you build high-speed rail in America, they will come. According to a 2015 survey released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), if high-speed rail were available today, two-thirds (63 percent) of Americans are likely to use high-speed [...]

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