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DOT releases final rule for transport of LNG by rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), issued a final rule authorizing the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. Specifically, the rule will…
Read MoreLeyshon reelected UP-Western Region General Chairman
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 18 — Brother Steve A. Leyshon was reelected by acclamation as the General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Western Region General Committee of Adjustment during the Committee’s quadrennial meeting held June 15, 2020. Brother Leyshon is a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and member of Division 766 (Las Vegas, Nevada). He hired out in…
Read MoreAuthorities investigate UP train derailment and explosion in Wyoming
(Source: Fairfield Sun Times, June 15, 2020) ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Plumes of smoke and flames shot upwards of 100 feet in the air Saturday afternoon moments after a train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed roughly four miles east of Rock Springs, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and explode, according to…
Read MoreRail unions join forces to end RUIA sequestration
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 12 — All U.S. railroad labor unions have united in a campaign to overturn the unfair sequestration of Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) benefits, which unjustly reduces the unemployment and sickness benefits of railroad workers. The unions are represented by the Teamsters Rail Conference and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD). On…
Read MoreOklahoma police frustrated with BNSF, UP as train delays worsen
(Source: KTUL, June 12, 2020) CLAREMORE, Okla. — Train delays in Claremore are a common issue but today folks in town say they’ve gotten worse. Police say maintenance work has caused parts of town to be shut down for more than 30 minutes at a time. Full story: www.ktul.com Friday, June 12, 2020
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