June 5, 2019 | Headlines, UP
(Source: BH News Service, June 5, 2019) MORRILL, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad has announced it plans to furlough 30 workers at its mechanical shop at the South Morrill Yard. This week’s layoffs affect the smaller mechanical shop, where minor locomotive repairs and...
June 4, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 3, 2019) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Despite difficult negotiations and Wayne County’s premature declaration of impasse, Local 118 is pleased to announce that the members have overwhelmingly ratified a new...
June 4, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station WTOP, June 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is upgrading a 31-mile stretch of track between D.C. and Baltimore, as it positions itself for its next generation of high speed Acela Express trains, which are scheduled to enter service in...
June 4, 2019 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 4, 2019) NEW YORK — Flooding in the Midwest this spring has been historic, and rail lines just got in the way of Mother Nature’s powerful stampede. Union Pacific has been working around the clock in attempt to restore...
June 4, 2019 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Erie News Now, June 4, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — It’s been a long night of bargaining for the two sides in the ongoing labor dispute out at the Wabtec plant in Lawrence park, but there is still no deal as of Tuesday morning. They went past the midnight...
June 4, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 3, 2019) Severe weather, heavy rain and historic flooding conditions continue to affect freight and passenger railroads’ operations in parts of the U.S. South, Central Plains and Midwest regions. Full story: Progressive...
June 4, 2019 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 3, 2019) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern is keeping a close eye on what happens with Mexico regarding tariffs. The railroad company has an operating line in Mexico and serves 90 percent of the auto assembly plants in the...
June 4, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: RailUSA press release, June 3, 2019) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailUSA, LLC, an independent freight railroad and rail services holding company, announced today its acquisition of a 430-mile rail line and related real estate from CSX Corporation (CSX). The line, now...
June 4, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request from the Association of American Railroads to review a lower-court ruling regarding the authority of Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to establish...
June 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, June 1, 2019) DULUTH, Minn. — Breakthrough funding for the proposed $550-million passenger rail line between the Twin Ports and Minneapolis will have to wait for at least another year after the Minnesota Legislature last week failed to...
