Archive for June 2018
CSX settles EEOC suit over physical fitness tests for $3.2 million
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation Inc. and the U.S. government asked a federal judge to approve an agreement settling sex bias allegations for $3.2 million and other relief. The government alleged that CSX’s physical abilities testing discriminated against women as a class. Full story: Transport Topics Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Read MoreBNSF files request for PTC extension due to interoperability delays with other railroads
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, June 13, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced in December 2017 that it had fully installed and was operating under Positive Train Control (PTC) on all mandated subdivisions in advance of the December 31, 2018 deadline. Today, it announced that it nonetheless submitted a request to the…
Read MoreTransportation bill would require Amtrak to employ one ticketing agent in each state
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/11/2018) U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has secured language in a federal transportation appropriations bill that would ensure Amtrak employs at least one ticketing agent in every state. Manchin lobbied for the measure after Amtrak announced it was terminating its only ticketing agent position in West Virginia. Although Amtrak sells most of its tickets…
Read MoreSound Transit slates meetings on Lynnwood Link extension station designs
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/11/2018) Sound Transit has scheduled three open houses to provide an update on station designs for the Lynnwood Link light-rail extension. The agency has made a series of “design refinements” to cut costs for the 8.5-mile extension, Sound Transit officials said in a press release. The line will run from Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood…
Read MoreAAR sends letter to U.S. mayors to stress freight railroads’ local impacts
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/11/2018) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Friday sent a letter to numerous U.S. mayors highlighting the freight-rail industry’s business and external relations efforts, including its economic impact, safety record and technological gains. The letter cites freight railroads’ ongoing work to install positive train control and references the AskRail app that was developed with the International Association…
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