Archive for March 21, 2019
Investigation Requirements
(Source: Conference Reporter Newsletter 03/21/2019) If you were advising someone on investigating their first case, it should include the following points. The advice is from a long-time labor arbitrator who is the umpire under several national agreements. It is from a lecture that he gave this month in Chicago. 1. This is what I recommend: …
Read MoreAAR: U.S. railroads registered more traffic declines in Week 11
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/21/2019) For the week ending March 16, U.S. railroads logged 501,001 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.8 percent compared with total volume from the same week last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Carloads dropped 8.8 percent to 240,317 units while intermodal volume declined 4.8 percent to 260,684 containers and…
Read MoreRailroads’ flood-ravaged Midwestern tracks trigger FRA emergency declaration
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/21/2019) Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory on Tuesday declared an emergency event for railroad operations because of extreme flooding throughout the Midwest. The National Weather Service has documented historic flooding throughout the region, Batory said in an emergency event announcement. Rivers rose to unprecedented levels in more than 40 locations due to melting snow…
Read MoreUnion Pacific, BNSF working to restore rail traffic in states hit hard by floods
(Source: Associated Press, March 20, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says its crews are working around the clock so rail traffic can return to normal in Nebraska and adjacent states hard hit by floodwaters from a late-winter storm and snowmelt. Full story: Minneapolis Star Tribune Thursday, March 21, 2019
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