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CP will lock out 3,000 engineers and conductors if they don’t have a deal with TCRC by Sunday
(Source: Canadian Press, March 17, 2022) CALGARY — Close to 3,000 employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway could be off the job early Sunday morning. Calgary-based CP Rail said in a release Wednesday that it has issued 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of its plan to lock out employees at 00:01 eastern…
Read MoreNorth American Class I rail carriers slammed for profiteering from congestion crisis
(Source: The Load Star, March 14, 2022) LONDON — The large North American railways cannot shake off accusations of profiteering from supply chain congestion. Like ocean carriers, they have allegedly raised and imposed demurrage fees to boost profits. Full story: The Load Star
Read More“Completely demoralized:” U.S. railroad workers pushed to the brink
(Source: The Guardian, March 14, 2022) LONDON — One locomotive engineer in BNSF’s Great Plains Region claimed they had to push back a medical procedure for a chronic illness to the summer, when they have vacation time off scheduled, as they would have used nearly all of their attendance points required for the time off…
Read MoreClass Is employed fewer people in January
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/11/2022) U.S. Class Is employed 111,754 people in mid-January, down 2.4% from December 2021 and down 1.5% compared with employment during the same period a year ago, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. All employment categories logged decreases in January compared with December’s level. Transportation (train and engine) employment fell 3.87% to 45,767…
Read MoreAAR: U.S. rail traffic returns to near 2021 levels
(Source: Railway Age, March 9, 2022) NEW YORK — For the week ending March 5, 2022, U.S. rail traffic came in at 505,177 carloads and intermodal units, dipping 1.9% from the same week last year, based on 238,870 carloads—up 2.8% from 2021—and intermodal volume of 266,307 containers and trailers—down 5.8%, the Association of American Railroads…
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