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BNSF building rail superhighway to win truck cargo

October 9, 2015 A noisy yellow machine laying down railroad track near Alva, Oklahoma — as much as a mile a day of concrete and steel — is Warren Buffett’s solution to the industry’s dwindling coal traffic. After this year, Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway will be more than 99 percent finished [...]

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Railroads contemplate drones to secure tracks, cargo

October 8, 2015 Rail execs are beginning to explore the capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a variety of potential applications — including security. More commonly known as drones, these camera-equipped devices can help crews keep closer tabs on tracks and trains from afar. B [...]

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Local 17 Union Hall Building Named After GP Emeritus Nigro

October 8, 2015 On Saturday Oct. 3, community leaders, politicians and union members gathered in Dorchester, Massachusetts to honor SMART General President Emeritus Joseph Nigro with the dedication of the Local 17 Union Hall building in his name. The plaque, placed on the walls at the entran [...]

Deal Reached In Pantex Strike

October 8, 2015 After more than a month on strike, the Amarillo Metal Trades Council (MTC), representing nearly 1,200 workers at the Pantex Nuclear Weapons facility, and Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) reached a tentative agreement. The MTC struck after more than seven months of bargaini [...]

P&L trainmen approve five-year contract

October 6, 2015 SMART TD-represented trainmen employed by Paducah and Louisville Railway (P&L) have ratified a new five-year agreement by an overwhelming majority. The agreement provides for wage increases beginning on January 1, 2014, and each year through 2018, for a 16 percent cumulat [...]

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Metro's top 100 bus survey results announced

October 6, 2015 With public transportation usage growing around the nation, many agencies are looking at ways to attract millennials, who are looking for more options and driving less and less, according to respondents of METRO’s Top 100 Bus Fleets survey. The Metropolitan Transportation Aut [...]

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White House withdraws Scott’s nomination to NTSB

October 6, 2015 The White House has pulled the plug on former MBTA chief Beverly Scott’s nomination to serve on a national transportation board. Scott resigned as general manager of the MBTA last winter, announcing her plans to step down as the transit authority was coping with snow- and col [...]

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TPP trade deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress

October 6, 2015 Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 percent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact struck in Atlan [...]

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Oklahoma to upgrade 300 railroad crossings

October 6, 2015 Waiting behind candy-striped, mechanical arms and flashing lights at railroad crossings has long been a source of irritation for harried motorists, but it beats being smacked by a train. Oklahomans soon will begin seeing a lot more of those flashing crossing signals and hopef [...]

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FTA's TRACS reports on fatigue and worker assaults

October 5, 2015 WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has recently accepted two reports from the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), a safety committee established by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and compromised of transit industry stakeholders. In Es [...]

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