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TriMet to close Steel Bridge for MAX light-rail work
(Source: Progressive Railroading 07/09/2020) The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) next month will temporarily close the Steel Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland to perform major repairs to the MAX light-rail system. The upper deck of the 108-year-old bridge will be closed Aug. 2-29 while improved lift joints and locks, new switches and signal…
Read MoreU.S. freight-rail traffic slipped 2.4 percent in Week 27
(Source: Progressive Railroading 07/09/2020) U.S. freight-rail traffic declined 2.4 percent to 437,989 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending July 4 compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Carload volume decreased 12.7 percent to 192,767 units, while intermodal volume rose 7.7 percent to 245,222 containers and trailers…
Read MoreOSHA: Department of Labor orders Norfolk Southern to reinstate employee after being terminated for reporting injury
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, June 12, 2020) ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to reinstate and pay more than $150,000 in back wages after terminating an employee for reporting an on-the-job injury at…
Read MoreWhite House warns railroad retirement fund about Chinese investments
(Source: Axios, July 8, 2020) NEW YORK — Top White House officials have bluntly warned the head of a board that administers railroad workers’ retirement benefits that the investment trust he oversees is exposing investors to undue economic risk and endangering U.S. national security because it invests in certain Chinese companies. Full story: www.axios.com Thursday, July…
Read MoreRail stakeholders: Tough road ahead for infrastructure bill
(Source: Freight Waves, July 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The multibillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week, but whether it can make it through the Republican-controlled Senate to President Donald Trump’s desk is less clear. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act on a largely party-line vote of…
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