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Railroads offer paid sick days, schedule changes to retain employees

Railroads offer paid sick days, schedule changes to retain employees When railroad employees get sick, they’re usually faced with a tough choice: use one of their limited personal days, head into work anyway or, if neither of those is an option, risk their job...

Durbin Shows Support For Rail Employee Benefits Improvements

Our nation relies on the railroad to keep our economy running, and we should be providing rail workers with the benefits to reflect that. In my conversation with @AAR_FreightRail CEO Ian Jeffries, I emphasized that the rail industry must improve employee benefits....

STB rejects UP’s request for confidentiality in embargo case

STB rejects UP’s request for confidentiality in embargo case The Surface Transportation Board has rejected Union Pacific Railroad’s request to keep certain commercial information confidential in a case involving the Class I’s use of traffic-control...

Some Montana Rail Link engineers question contract with BNSF Railway

Some Montana Rail Link engineers question contract with BNSF Railway WASHINGTON — Some Montana Rail Link engineers have raised concerns about a loss or reduction of a range of benefits if regulators approve the early termination of the regional’s lease with BNSF...

Illinois commission OKs grade crossing projects in four counties

Illinois commission OKs grade crossing projects in four counties The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved agreements for grade crossing improvement projects in four counties. Some project expenses will be covered by the state’s Grade Crossing...