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Transit unions seek worker protections against automation impacts

(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/18/2019) The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO is asking Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to prepare for the impact that automation is likely to have on the public transportation workforce.  As Congress and the Trump administration sets policies and regulations to facilitate the further deployment of automation, it’s imperative that “workforce…

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FRA denies KCS request to move brake test to Mexico yards

(Source: Trains, March 18, 2019)  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has denied Kansas City Southern’s request to shift a brake test from the International Railway Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to one of its yards in neighboring Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Full story: Trains Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Union Pacific: Weak rail traffic for sixth straight week

(Source: Market Realist, March 18, 2019)  NEW YORK — The weakness in Union Pacific’s rail traffic continued for the sixth straight week. The company recorded an 8.2% year-over-year decline in its rail traffic in week 10 to 155,845 railcars from 169,846 railcars carried in the same week the previous year. Full story: Market Realist Tuesday, March…

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Nebraska flooding wreaking havoc on railroads

(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, March 18, 2019)  LINCOLN, Neb. — Historic flooding is causing huge headaches for both freight and passenger railroads in Nebraska and surrounding states. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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BLET lobbies Capitol Hill, regulatory agencies for crew member safety

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 15 — BLET officers and staff invested a lot of legwork lobbying for rail worker safety during the early part of March 2019. The BLET lobbying effort was led by National President Dennis R. Pierce and Vice President and National Legislative Representative John P. Tolman, with invaluable support for BLET Director of…

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