Archive for April 2018
Requests for Information: Automation in the Railroad Industry
The FRA is requesting information on the future of the Automation of the Railroad Industry. Now is the time to contact them and voice your concerns with the automation of trains with no crews onboard. Please take the time to read the information below and voice your concerns as it only takes a minute by…
Read MoreCP: ‘Significant gap’ remains in TCRC, IBEW negotiations
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/16/2018) Canadian Pacific and two of its unions — the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) — are working through the collective bargaining process, the Class I announced late last week. However, a “significant gap” remains between the railroad and the unions. If an agreement cannot…
Read MoreTrump nominates Homendy to serve on NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/13/2018) President Donald Trump this week announced his intention to nominate Jennifer Homendy of Virginia to serve on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Homendy is being nominated to serve the remainder of a five-year term on the board. She currently serves as Democratic staff director of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and…
Read MoreUP to spend $22.3 million on Idaho infrastructure
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/12/2018) Union Pacific Railroad will perform $22.3 million worth of infrastructure work in Idaho this year. The investments will include $16.1 million to maintain track and $1.1 million to maintain bridges in the state, according to a UP press release. Key projects planned this year will include $5.7 million to replace more than…
Read MoreU.S. rail traffic continued upward climb in Week 14
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/12/2018) U.S. rail traffic climbed 3.8 percent to 524,905 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending April 7 compared with traffic the same week a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. carload traffic during the week rose 4.6 percent to 261,898 units, while intermodal volume increased 3.1 percent to 263,007…
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