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Class I railroads pressed about service, furloughs
The Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Railroad Administration administrator seek answers about Class I rail performance, while labor groups question furlough-related actions.
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Lawmakers want Federal Railroad Administration to enact COVID-19 guidelines
A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers are asking rail transit agencies to order safety and health guidelines that would prevent the spread of the novel…
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Rail unions seek federal help in ensuring coronavirus response
Two unions’ petition to the Federal Railroad Administration contends that some Class I railroads have been slow to respond to calls for better workplace sanitation…
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Rail union urges rail industry to respond to coronavirus concerns
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen wants freight and passenger railroads to temporarily alter their sick leave policies and provide stronger sanitizing materials.
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Rail union seeks U.S. crews on Mexican cross-border trains
Rail union workers are at odds with other members of the freight rail industry over how cross-border rail operations are run at Laredo, Texas.
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