Sixth Annual all UNION Carmen four man scramble. Please come and enjoy a cold brew and bbq with your Union Brothers! You do not have to play golf to attend. Get your teams ready! Contact Dave Johnson for any questions or to register your team. 573-701-4413 Tee Time 10:00 am May 16th, 2026
By Rip Watson Shippers support board’s goal of repealing regulations making it difficult to obtain reciprocal switching and other remedies; railroads react cautiously WASHINGTON — Shippers this week cheered the Surface Transportation Board’s proposal to boost rail competition, while railroads offered a range of nuanced responses to limit how future rate cases should be addressed […]
30 years of service retirement today Congratulations, Dennis Weiss, on 30 years of dedicated service to the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and Union Pacific—your hard work, commitment, and pride in the craft have helped keep the railroad running strong and have made a lasting impact on your union brothers and sisters.
The Federal Railroad Administration has revealed that it has instructed Amtrak to undertake an organizational restructuring that would split the railroad into three separate operating entities, the Rail Passengers Association (RPA) reported late last week. To continue reading…
Claim: Rival railroads, shippers and STB need more info Trains.com Staff ·Monday, January 12, 2026 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding key documents that are needed for rival railroads, shippers, and regulators to properly evaluate their transcontinental merger proposal, BNSF Railway and Canadian National have told the Surface Transportation Board. To continue reading…
A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety By CAT MURPHY, HALEY PARSLEY, JOSEPHINE JOHNSON and MOLECULE JONGWILAI / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Human errors and track defects caused […]
By David Lassen Five yards will see changed or reduced roles; one non-gateway yard also to be eliminated OMAHA, Neb. — While the end-to-end nature of Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger limits the amount of redundant trackage or facilities, the railroads do have some duplication of facilities at their current interchange gateways. To continue reading…
By David Lassen Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern currently have more than 2,300 locomotives in storage and anticipate, at least initially, a further reduction in motive-power needs if the railroads are allowed to merge, the railroads say in their application to the Surface Transportation Board. To continue reading…
February 5, 1969 — December 11, 2025 Scott L. Frank Obituary courtesy of Meridith MFuneral Home. P.C. Click here for obituary
St. Louis, TCU/IAMField Educational RepresentativeTransportation Classes + WELDING/CARMAN/RAIL CAR REPAIR Address of opening: 3860 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108 TCU/IAM union youth training program in St. Louis, MO,is seeking applicants for employment as a Field Educational Representative. TCU/IAM partners with the St. Louis Job Corps Program to train and place young adults in Transportation Industry careers. […]