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U.S. grain industry dealing with diminished rail service
(Source: World-Grain.com, April 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association said the railroad oversight board has taken positive steps to push Class I railroads to reverse three months of decreasing rail service quality and “excessive charges” that shippers and receivers of grains, oilseeds and grain products say shifted supply chains to…
Read MoreLA Port to get new container staging facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/03/2018) A new $130 million container staging facility designed to boost productivity will be constructed on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles. The Harbor Performance Enhancement Center (HPEC) — a public-private partnership dedicated to facilitating freight movement and supply-chain efficiencies — has reached an agreement with Macquarie Principal Finance to provide capital for…
Read MoreBLET members ratify Amtrak contract
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 3 — By better than a 9-to-1 margin, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Amtrak on April 2, 2018. The final tally was 90.5% in favor and 9.5% against, with nearly 65% of eligible members casting a ballot. The five-year deal…
Read MoreG&W’s board adds Carter, Hostetler
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/04/2018) Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) announced the appointments of Bruce Carter and Cynthia Hostetler to its board. Their appointments expand the number of G&W board directors to 12, 11 of whom are independent directors, company officials said in a press release. In conjunction with the new appointments, Richard Allert and Hans Michael…
Read MoreSeattle Mayor Durkan halts streetcar project over cost concerns
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/02/2018) Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has halted all work related to the Center City Connector streetcar project pending an independent review of its proposed cost. Last week, Durkan called for an independent technical review of the proposed costs of the project. In conducting a preliminary assessment, it was discovered that the project could face…
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