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Hundreds rally in support of NJT union members; strike date nears
CBS New York reported that hundreds gathered over the weekend to show their support for union workers. Read the complete story here.Stand With Our Brothers and Sisters At NJ Transit
After five years of working without a contract and receiving hostility from management, our brothers and sisters employed at New Jersey Transit are facing a March 13 deadline for a strike or lockout. This would affect 150,000 people who commute daily on trains and 280,000 who [...]CP requests declaratory judgment from STB on NS trust structure
Bloomberg reported that Canadian Pacific is seeking a declaratory order from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board regarding the proposed voting structure in its attempted acquisition of NS. Read the entire article here.NS 16-car derailment in western N.Y.
NewsObserver.com reported that 16 freight cars from a Norfolk Southern train derailed last night in Ripley, N.Y., along Lake Erie. The accident interrupted Amtrak service from New York to Chicago. Ethanol leaking from some of the cars prompted an immediate evacuation of nearl [...]
Congressional Rep holds Rail Security Summit in Boston
As far as travel goes, five times as many commuters take to the rails than the skies, and in metropolitan regions like Boston, more than one million commuters get to and from work every day by train. Despite the high number of daily rail travelers, nearly all transit security [...]
TD Members: Railroad Retirement annuities not taxable by state
According to Section 14 (45 USC Section 231m) of the Railroad Retirement Act, retirement annuities are not taxable for individual state income tax purposes. Bruce Rodman, of the Public Affairs/Office of Administration of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board says, “Both of our p [...]NJT and rail coalition to meet in DC on March 4
In the hopes of avoiding a strike that could plunge the northeast corridor into a state of economic chaos, DC officials are calling for a mandatory meeting to find resolution before that happens. Read the entire story here on NorthJersey.com.