Merry Christmas
Dec 24, 2015
THE TRAIN CREW The seven steel-ribbed coaches Draw smoothly to the shed. And you and other passengers Now hurry home to bed; You’ve done your easy hundred miles In ninety minutes clear— Then thank the man who brought you, The old gray engineer, Your hope, your...Durbin, Illinois representatives concerned about proposed CP-NS merger
Dec 15, 2015
12/15/2015 U.S. Sen. Dick Durban (D-Ill.) and other congressional representatives of Illinois are registering concern with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) over Canadian Pacific’s proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. In a letter sent yesterday to...TEAMSTERS STATEMENT ON SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOOTING
Dec 3, 2015
Teamsters Statement on San Bernardino County Shooting – paul.piekarski@gmail.com – Gmail Union Mourns the Loss of Victims, Vital Members of the San Bernardino Community (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union is deeply saddened by the tragic event in San...Kirk, Durbin Announce Veterans Day Moment of Silence Bill Passes Senate Unanimously
Nov 11, 2015
S. 1004 Would Establish Two Minutes of Silence on Veterans Day to Honor Those Who Served Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) yesterday announced their bipartisan Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act...House Approves Extension of Surface Transportation Programs and Positive Train Control Deadli
Oct 28, 2015
Washington, DC, Oct 28 The House of Representatives yesterday approved bipartisan legislation that funds and extends the authorization for federal highway and transit programs through November 20th, and that prevents a shutdown of the U.S. rail transportation system...Recent News
- Save Our Transit Systems – Pass Reform And Revenue During Veto Session
- Is Union Pacific Trump ballroom donation Vena’s merger knockout punch?
- There’s a A New Proposed AMTRAK Route Called The ‘Midwest Connect” That Will Link These Popular Cities
- US EPA seeks comment on proposed settlement from 2020 BNSF derailment
- Massive Trump-backed merger will have ‘disastrous consequences’ for America: unions
- CSX, CREATE program launch first train over Forest Hill Flyover
- The chemicals industry hates the UP – NS merger
- NTSB to investigate BNSF conductor fatality (updated)
- Amid pushback, fiscal crunch, Metra reverses course on using operating funds for capital projects
- Illinois touts funding for passenger rail projects but obstacles remain: Analysis