By Trains Staff for trains.com Union says railroads seek to eliminate rest-period rules MONTREAL — The president of Teamsters Canada claims Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City are seeking a work stoppage in an effort to eliminate rest provisions for workers, the union said in a press release today (Monday, Feb. 19). To continue reading…
Story by Jenny Goldsberry for msn.com and the Washington Examiner Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized Congress for not voting on a bill that would issue more railroad safety measures. To continue reading…
By Lisa Baertlein February 15, 20245:07 AM CSTUpdated a day ago for reuters.com LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (Reuters) – U.S. shoppers can easily track Amazon packages to their front door, but big railroad customers can’t see the real-time location of shipments of BMW luxury cars, fuel or fertilizer as they crisscross the country. A U.S. coalition […]
Former Mexican railway workers disrupted commerce at border crossings in Arizona, Texas Noi Mahoney·Wednesday, February 14, 2024 for freightwaves.com Former Mexican rail workers held protests and blockades at U.S.-Mexico border crossings in Arizona and Texas on Wednesday, seeking benefits, severance pay and more communication from the federal government. To continue reading…
By Trains Staff | February 12, 2024 for trains.com Southern Transcon closed by early morning incident HAZELTON, Kan. — Seventeen cars of a BNSF intermodal train derailed early this morning (Monday, Feb. 12) east of Hazelton on the railroad’s Southern Transcon, KWNS-TV reports. To continue reading…