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CATS explores transit modes for southeast corridor

August 7, 2015 The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has scheduled a series of public workshops to gather feedback on the possibility of adding rail service along a 13.5-mile corridor running from Uptown Charlotte to Mecklenburg and Union counties, N.C. CATS is conducting a study explori [...]

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Closter council backs safety policy for oil transport

August 7, 2015 CLOSTER – The governing body offered its support for establishing rail safety measures tied to transporting crude oil on DOT-111 rail cars through Bergen County. Rail safety has recently become an increasingly significant issue among residents and local governments. As [...]

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Wash. state's short lines need $600 million in repairs

August 6, 2015 More than half of Washington’s short line rail miles aren’t up to modern standards, a recent study found. The evaluation was done by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State University Freight Policy Transportation Institute at the request of [...]

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Meeting for Minn. furloughed BNSF and UP workers

August 6, 2015 In light of the recent furloughs by BNSF and Union Pacific railroads, and since many locals are experiencing difficulty reaching the members who have been furloughed and dislocated, the SMART TD Minnesota State Legislative Board is hosting, in conjunction with the Minnesota D [...]

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Ryan Edwards dies in CN switching accident

August 5, 2015 Ryan D. Edwards, 27, of Schererville, Ind. was fatally injured July 25 while performing switching operations at Canadian National Markham Yard in Homewood, Ill. Edwards (Local 1299 of Schererville, Ind.) hired out in August of 2011. Throughout his carer with the railroad, Edw [...]

Tags Adren Crawford, Canadian National, CN, fatality, National Safety Team, Ryan D. Edwards, Ryan Edwards

Man charged in theft of railroad wiring

August 5, 2015 The theft of copper wire from railroad tracks in Texarkana, Ark., in April created a public hazard, a prosecutor said. Prosecutors in Miller County, Ark., formally charged Jeffrey Duane Procella, 39, last week in theft of metal and felony criminal mischief in the removal of s [...]

Tags copper wire, copper wire theft, theft, Union Pacific, UP

Another New, Cleverly-Named Attack On Unions

August 3, 2015 Republicans, led by the senior member of the Senate, Utah’s Orrin Hatch, announced Monday that they will make another attempt to pass the anti-union “Employee Rights Act,” which has failed in previous attempts due to Democratic control of the Senate. If passed, the bill woul [...]

P&L railroaders seal new deal

August 3, 2015 SMART TD-represented engineers employed by Paducah and Louisville Railway has ratified a new five-year agreement. The agreement provides for wage increases in each year of the agreement with an initial adjustment of three percent, effective January 1, 2014, and additional adj [...]

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CATS maintenance workers ratify agreement

August 3, 2015 With over 75 percent of the voting membership agreeing, Local 1596 maintenance workers of Charlotte Area Transit System based out of Charlotte, N.C., ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The new agreement is for three years starting retroactively to June 30, 2015 a [...]

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Fritz elected UP CEO to succeed Koraleski

August 3, 2015 Union Pacific Railroad’s board yesterday elected Lance Fritz chairman, president and chief executive officer effective Oct. 1. As chairman, Fritz will succeed Jack Koraleski, who plans to retire Sept. 30. Fritz was elected UP’s president and CEO, and to the board, [...]

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