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Union Pacific, BLET sue each other over new attendance policy
(Source: Courthouse News Service, February 14, 2020) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago union workers sued each other on Friday over the implementation of a new attendance policy and the prospect of a strike. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen asked the federal court in Northern Illinois for an injunction against a new…
Read MoreUSDOT: $1 billion in BUILD grant funding is available
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/20/2020) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) yesterday announced $1 billion in fiscal-year 2020 discretionary grant funding is available under the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program. The grants are used for planning and capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have…
Read MoreU.S. freight-rail traffic remains sluggish
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/20/2020) U.S. freight railroads hauled 479,137 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending Feb. 15, an 8.6 percent decrease in traffic compared with the same week in 2019, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total carloads for the week declined 9.1 percent to 227,447 units, while intermodal volume fell 8 percent to…
Read MoreSelf-service options available for RRB customers
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 10, 2020) CHICAGO — Spend less time on hold and get what you need when you need it! There are self-serve options, available 24/7, for requesting information and conducting business with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Customers can request the following documents and get the following information online by…
Read MoreU.S. weekly coal carloads fall to seven-week low
(Source: S&P Global Platts, February 19, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carloads were at a seven-week low 63,045 in the week ended February 15, down 3% from 64,996 a week earlier and 21.4% lower than 80,105 in the year-ago week, the Association of American Railroads said Wednesday. Full story: S&P Global Platts Thursday, February 20, 2020
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