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A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply Chain Chaos
EARLY THIS SUMMER, farmers worried that millions of chickens in California’s Central Valley might soon peck each other to death. The...
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Aug 31, 20229 min read


Amtrak launches nationwide hiring spree, majority of job openings in Chicago
CHICAGO - With air travel something of a mess right now, more people are considering traveling by train — and Amtrak is hiring. There's a...
icarussmith20
Aug 25, 20221 min read


U.S. freight railroads say board wage findings to guide worker contract agreement
LOS ANGELES, Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S. freight railroads said Wednesday they are ready to reach labor agreements with union workers based...
icarussmith20
Aug 18, 20222 min read


Amtrak train hits semi-truck in Maryland, no one injured
An Amtrak train departing from Washington, D.C., collided with a semi-truck in Maryland Wednesday evening, officials said. The incident...
icarussmith20
Aug 4, 20221 min read


Expanding Amtrak’s Scope Would Waste Taxpayer Money And Increase Shipping Costs
Passenger rail enthusiasts like to point to the shabby service and equipment on Amtrak in order to lobby for more government investment...
icarussmith20
Aug 2, 20224 min read


Biden Names Board to Help End Freight Railroad and Union Contract Disputes
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve...
icarussmith20
Jul 18, 20222 min read


President Biden faces deadline in U.S. railroad labor standoff
LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden faces a deadline next week to intervene in nationwide U.S. railroad labor talks...
icarussmith20
Jul 12, 20223 min read


Virginia expands train service with two new Amtrak round trips
Virginia is adding more Amtrak service between the nation’s capital and eastern and western parts of the state, the latest milestone in...
icarussmith20
Jul 11, 20223 min read


Unheeded recommendations might have prevented deadly Amtrak crash: NTSB
An Amtrak train was traveling 87 mph when it plowed into a dump truck at a Missouri railroad crossing, killing four people and injuring...
icarussmith20
Jun 30, 20224 min read


Railway crossing at center of federal investigation into deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri
A fourth person has died and more than 150 people were injured in rural Missouri after an Amtrak train crashed Monday into a dump truck,...
icarussmith20
Jun 29, 20225 min read


3 dead, 2 injured after Amtrak train crashes into car at California crossing
Three people were killed and two others injured after an Amtrak train crashed into a vehicle obstructing rail tracks near Brentwood,...
icarussmith20
Jun 27, 20222 min read


Overburdened Penn Station Needs More Tracks. But Where Could They Fit?
Nearly everyone agrees that something must be done to fix the chaos at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, the nation’s busiest...
icarussmith20
Jun 24, 20223 min read


Workers at Canadian National Railway Threaten to Strike
(Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co said on Wednesday a union representing about 750 workers in the country could potentially go on...
icarussmith20
Jun 16, 20221 min read


Report Faults Amtrak Purchase of Wilmington Office Building
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A report by Amtrak's inspector general found that the train service's $41 million purchase of an office building...
icarussmith20
May 23, 20221 min read


Amtrak Train From Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., Postponed
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak will postpone restoring its Cascades passenger-train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., until possibly...
icarussmith20
May 16, 20222 min read


Mask mandate for airlines and trains: Will it end or be extended?
The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire on April 18, and airline...
icarussmith20
Apr 13, 20225 min read


Security News This Week: TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers
AS RUSSIA'S WAR continues in Ukraine, the Biden White House has been scrambling to use every tool at its disposal in countering, or...
icarussmith20
Apr 11, 20223 min read


Class I railroads donate over $2 million for Ukraine relief
Four Class I railroads have donated nearly $2.3 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding region. These...
icarussmith20
Mar 28, 20223 min read


‘Completely demoralized’: US railroad workers pushed to the brink.
American railroad workers are criticizing a new restrictive attendance policy at one of the largest railroad freight networks in the US,...
icarussmith20
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Railroad Unions Keep Fighting BNSF's New Attendance Rules
By JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF's workers continue to fight against...
icarussmith20
Mar 9, 20222 min read
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