STB: Number of Class I train and engine service employees rises

(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 22, 2017)

Class Is employed 149,107 workers in the United States as of mid-April, down 0.14 percent compared with mid-March and down 2.64 percent from the year-ago figure, according to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). But on a positive note, the number of train and engine service employees working in the industry increased on a month-over-month basis. Reflecting increases compared with mid-March were: maintenance of way and structures, up 0.35 percent to 34,218 workers; transportation (other than train and engine), up 0.09 percent to 5,849; and transportation (train and engine), up 0.84 percent to 59,688.

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