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Rail Roundup: Train crews, shippers’ views, shareholders choose
SMART-TD must negotiate with Class I railroads on train crew size; Rail Customer Coalition calls on STB to take up reciprocal switching; ASLRRA praises progress…
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KCS CFO: Merger with CN offers ‘financial flexibility and freedom’
The Surface Transportation Board is accepting public comments on CN’s and Kansas City Southern’s voting trust proposal. KCS asserts its financial strength while Canadian Pacific…
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US Circuit Court rejects FRA’s actions on train crew size
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday vacated the Federal Railroad Administration’s May 2019 order on train crew size, saying the agency didn’t conduct…
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NTSB investigates worker’s death at CSX yard in Virginia
An investigation is underway into a fatality that occurred last week at CSX’s Acca Yard in Richmond, Virginia.
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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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Federal agencies, rail unions team up on safety research
The Federal Railroad Administration and Volpe are in the middle of conducting a survey on how railroaders gather and share information about occupational safety.
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Putting the brakes on brakes
The latest infrastructure bill phases out DB-60 air brake control valves manufactured before January 2006 over concerns about their effectiveness in cold weather.
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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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Class I rail employment reaches another record low
Total headcount falls to its lowest level amid continued declines in U.S. rail volumes.
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