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Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
WASHINGTON — President Biden, desperate to avert a damaging freight rail strike that could exacerbate rapid inflation, is pushing rail...
Sep 15, 2022


Why Are Railroad Unions Threatening to Strike?
The US economy is facing the first national rail strike in thirty years as freight railroads and labour unions are failing to reach a new...
Sep 14, 2022


U.S. railroad unions warn of cargo delays as contract deadline looms
LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Two unions negotiating contracts for almost 60,000 workers at major U.S. freight railways on Sunday said...
Sep 12, 2022


Amtrak, freight railroads maintain positions in latest Gulf Coast filings
WASHINGTON — The latest round of filings in the Amtrak Gulf Coast dispute essentially find the parties stating their old arguments in new...
Sep 6, 2022


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...
Aug 31, 2022


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...
Aug 25, 2022


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...
Aug 18, 2022


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...
Aug 4, 2022


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...
Aug 2, 2022


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...
Jul 18, 2022


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...
Jul 12, 2022


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...
Jul 11, 2022


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...
Jun 30, 2022


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,...
Jun 29, 2022


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,...
Jun 27, 2022


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...
Jun 24, 2022


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...
Jun 16, 2022


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...
May 23, 2022


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...
May 16, 2022


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...
Apr 13, 2022
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