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HOFFA STATEMENT ON FAILURE OF TRADE AUTHORITIES
For Immediate Release August 3, 2015 ...
Union Pacific Railroad Decreases in coal demand hampered UP’s 2Q earnings, revenue
Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad Decreases in coal demand hampered UP's 2Q earnings, revenue By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor A decrease in demand and overall volumes in several sectors, including a sharp decline in coal traffic, offset the positive impact of core...
Federal Legislation & Regulation House GOP introduces short-term extension of transportation funding
7/15/2015 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House GOP introduces short-term extension of transportation funding A bill to extend surface transportation funding from July 31 through Dec. 18 was introduced Monday by House Republicans, and would give...
Gov. Walker vetoes repeal of railroad trespass law
Rail News: Safety 7/13/2015 Gov. Walker vetoes repeal of railroad trespass law Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed a provision in the new, two-year state budget that would have repealed a law that prohibited people from trespassing on railroad property. The...
Metra kicks off platform project at Mayfair Station
7/10/2015 Rail News: Passenger Rail Metra kicks off platform project at Mayfair Station Metra this week began work on a $500,000 platform extension project at its Mayfair Station in Chicago along the Milwaukee District Line. The station's platforms are...
NTSB to Amtrak: Install video cameras in all trains to monitor engineers
7/9/2015 NTSB to Amtrak: Install video cameras in all trains to monitor engineers The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday urged Amtrak to install inward- and outward-facing audio/video cameras inside the cabs of all of its trains to...
PTC
Getty Images By Keith Laing - 07/06/15 05:37 PM EDT A group of Democrats from Illinois are pushing Congress to increase funding for the installation of a system to automate the nation's trains after a deadly Amtrak crash in May. Railroads currently have until Dec....
RRB announces fall 2015 dates for Informational Conferences, Pre-Retirement Seminars
RRB announces fall 2015 dates for Informational Conferences, Pre-Retirement Seminars The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced a schedule of dates for the agency’s fall 2015 Informational Conferences and Pre-Retirement Seminars. Informational Conferences...
Oil train traffic down on BNSF lines in Illinois, Wisconsin
Oil train traffic down on BNSF lines in Illinois, Wisconsin June 29, 2015 Chris Hubbuch | La Crosse Tribune, Wis. New documents show BNSF Railroad is hauling fewer crude oil trains through Illinois and Wisconsin than it was last winter. BNSF now averages 25 unit...
Six former MMA employees face charges for roles in Lac-Megantic tragedy
<< Rail News Home: Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/23/2015 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Six former MMA employees face charges for roles in Lac-Megantic tragedy The Canadian government yesterday announced charges were filed...