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Unions join to fight Union Pacific on COVID orders

October 15, 2021

https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=13488 CLEVELAND, October 15, 2021 – The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) are jointly taking on Union Pacific Railroad (UP) over a series of unilateral and unlawful actions taken by the carrier recently. SMART-TD President Jeremy…

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CN faces investor pressure after losing KCS deal

September 30, 2021

(Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — After walking away from its effort to buy Kansas City Southern railroad earlier this month, Canadian National Railway Co. continues to face investor pressure to make changes in its operation. Full story: Yahoo News Thursday, September 30, 2021

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U.S. coal demand is rising, but supplies remain tight

September 23, 2021

(Source: S&P Global Platts, September 23, 2021) HOUSTON — Coal demand and prices are booming as natural gas prices soar, but U.S. mining companies have not ramped up production to meet the new market conditions. The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently said it expects coal demand from the U.S. electric power sector to increase by…

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Intermodal drop-off spans seven consecutive weeks

September 23, 2021

(Source: Railway Age, September 22, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Sept. 18, 2021, U.S. Class I railroads hauled 234,790 carloads, up 3.5% from the same point last year, but the 270,832 containers and trailers they moved fell 8.3% from 2020, the Association of American Railroads reported on Sept. 22. This is the…

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