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Teamsters pleased by House approval of stimulus bill containing pension reforms
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 27, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are applauding the House’s passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill today that includes language granting relief to hundreds of endangered multiemployer pension plans that would protect the hard-earned retirements of more than 1 million American retirees and workers. Under…
Read MoreJudge: Railroads’ talks should be included in shippers’ lawsuits
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/26/2021) A federal judge ruled last week that details of conversations between four Class Is should be included in lawsuits involving price-fixing allegations that shippers filed against the rail carriers. The shippers allege that BNSF Railway Co., CSX, Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad “engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy to coordinate…
Read MoreU.S. railroads post carload, intermodal traffic decline in Week 7
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/25/2021) U.S. railroads’ traffic fell 21.7% to 377,907 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Feb. 20 compared with the same week last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Carloads for the week totaled 171,642 units, down 26.3%, while intermodal volume totaled 206,262 containers and trailers, down 17.4%. None of…
Read MoreMassive fireball after 18-wheeler collides with BNSF train in Texas
(Source: Television station KXAN, February 23, 2021) CAMERON, Texas — An 18-wheeler collided into the side of a BNSF train on Tuesday at a grade crossing in Milam County, Texas, sending a ball of flames and thick black smoke into the air. There were no reported injuries. It was a situation that could have been…
Read MoreUP train carrying flammable liquid derails in Millard County, Utah
(Source: ABC 4, February 21, 2021) MILLARD COUNTY, Utah — A Union Pacific train with 28 cars and some carrying flammable liquid derailed in Millard County Saturday afternoon. Full story: www.abc4.com Monday, February 22, 2021
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