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(Source: CBC News, December 11, 2019) CALGARY — The oil-carrying Canadian Pacific Railway train that derailed and lit up an area of rural Saskatchewan earlier this week was pulling modified tank cars meant to reduce the risk of puncturing and other damage during a crash. Full story: www.cbc.ca Thursday, December 12, 2019

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 3 — The application process is now open for the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund”s 2020 college and vocational scholarship programs for the sons, daughters and financial dependents of Teamsters. In 2019, $1.2 million was awarded in $10,000 and $1,000 academic scholarships for the children of Teamster members to attend four-year…

(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenhouse gases. As China’s economy slows to the lowest level in a quarter century — around 6% growth, according to…

(Source: Trains Magazine, November 26, 2019) NEW YORK — CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific executives insisted last week that Precision Scheduled Railroading is a formula for growth, not a way for the industry to cut its way to prosperity. Full story: Trains Magazine Tuesday, December 3, 2019

(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, November 29, 2019) PALESTINE, Texas — Union Pacific Railroad is suing the city of Palestine to scrap a 150-year-old contract that now guarantees the employment of dozens of local residents. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges the railroad’s contract with Palestine should have been invalidated several times over the years, including in the…