Posts by William Wallace
UP’s Fritz to STB: “Stabilize service, reverse downward trend”
(Source: Railway Age April 4, 2018) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Union Pacific has responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlook. In a March 28 letter to STB Chairman Ann Begeman and Vice Chairman Deb Miller, UP Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz stated that…
Read MoreBNSF said worker was too obese for job in rail yard; Judge lets ADA discrimination suit continue
(Source: Cook County Herald, April 4, 2018) CHICAGO — A federal judge has said a man who had been denied employment by a railroad because he was too obese can continue his lawsuit accusing the railroad company of disability discrimination. Full story: Cook County Herald Thursday, April 5, 2018
Read MoreU.S. grain industry dealing with diminished rail service
(Source: World-Grain.com, April 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association said the railroad oversight board has taken positive steps to push Class I railroads to reverse three months of decreasing rail service quality and “excessive charges” that shippers and receivers of grains, oilseeds and grain products say shifted supply chains to…
Read MoreLA Port to get new container staging facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/03/2018) A new $130 million container staging facility designed to boost productivity will be constructed on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles. The Harbor Performance Enhancement Center (HPEC) — a public-private partnership dedicated to facilitating freight movement and supply-chain efficiencies — has reached an agreement with Macquarie Principal Finance to provide capital for…
Read MoreBLET members ratify Amtrak contract
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 3 — By better than a 9-to-1 margin, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Amtrak on April 2, 2018. The final tally was 90.5% in favor and 9.5% against, with nearly 65% of eligible members casting a ballot. The five-year deal…
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