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Ill. Judge Vacates $228M Damages Award In First BIPA Trial

Ill. Judge Vacates $228M Damages Award In First BIPA Trial An Illinois federal judge on Friday vacated a $228 million fine ordered from the bench against BNSF Railway in the first case under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act to go before a jury,...

Rail Merger Challenge Moved From 7th Circ. To DC

Rail Merger Challenge Moved From 7th Circ. To DC A Seventh Circuit judge has shipped an appeal filed by a group of Illinois towns challenging the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern to...

26,213

26,213 Carloads of motor vehicles and auto parts carried by railroads in North America the week ending June 24, up 22.8% from the same week last year and 12.5% ahead of volumes the first week of April, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Quality of Life Deal with UP Ratified

90% majority of BLET members ratify quality of life agreement with UP The six BLET General Chairmen reported today that 90% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Union Pacific ratified a momentous agreement that enhances the quality of life for those...