June 5, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Altoona Mirror, June 5, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — CSX Transportation Inc. has filed a petition asking that a lawsuit filed by a Hyndman family as a result of a train derailment nearly two years ago remain in the U.S. District Court and not be returned to the...
June 5, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Young adults in America are not optimistic about the future, and for good reason – financially they are doing far worse than those from previous generations. Statistics...
June 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 5, 2019) PARIS — French police raided the headquarters of national railway operator SNCF as part of an investigation into contracts handed to U.S. computer company IBM, a spokeswoman at the company and a judicial source said on Wednesday. Full...
June 5, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 4, 2019) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — George Tedeschi, president of the IBT’s Graphic Communications Conference, retired June 2 after 60 years of union service and was succeeded by Kurt Freeman, a highly...
June 5, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: The Hill, June 5, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Chinese company that is designing subway train cars for U.S. cities is at the center of growing scrutiny over worries that its products could be susceptible to hacking or remote control. Full story: The...
June 5, 2019 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, June 4, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — On the strength of its operating model and the power of its 13,000-strong CP family, Canadian Pacific continues to set records for the movement of Canadian grain. As of the end of May...
June 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Beacon-News, June 3, 2019) CHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers over the weekend approved an infrastructure bill that includes $100 million for a proposal to extend Metra train service beyond Aurora into Kendall County. Full story: Chicago...
June 5, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2019) LOS ANGELES — The top consultant on the California bullet train has been put on suspension after a state watchdog agency began reviewing his approval of a multimillion-dollar contract for a company in which he had heavily...
June 5, 2019 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Financial Post, June 4, 2019) OTTAWA — A typical railcar inspection takes about two minutes for a Canadian National Railway mechanic walking on uneven ground around the tracks, shining a flashlight on a car’s undercarriage to spot defects in need of repair....
June 5, 2019 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, June 4, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case again about whether Amtrak can have a role in crafting the on-time performance metrics and standards for the freight railroads. The Court’s June 3 action paves...
