Photo courtesy BLET. Written by Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor for railwayage.com Collective bargaining between most of the nation’s largest railroads, represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), and their 12 craft-specific labor unions commenced Nov. 1 with the two sides exchanging broadly defined demands in preparation for face-to-face talks to amend contracts […]
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding more than $326 million in grants to help states and localities repair, maintain and build rail infrastructure supporting freight rail and intercity passenger rail.Grant money from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, known as CRISI, and the Special Transportation Circumstances program will go to 45 projects […]
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week announced the award of $56 million in grant funding for 18 rail projects in 16 states. Issued under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program, the funding will help to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of passenger- and freight-rail systems, according to an FRA press […]
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis won a $7.17 million federal grant toward replacing a truss on the west approach to the MacArthur Bridge that runs over South Broadway near Interstate 55 in St. Louis. The Consolidated Railroad Safety and Infrastructure Grant is through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail road Administration. The […]
Richard Steve “Rich” Naliborski, 65, owner of Rich’s Rod & Reel Repair in New Athens, IL, was born on May 26, 1953 in Belleville, IL and passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the New Athens Home for the Aged in New Athens, IL. Rich had a 30 year career on the railroad ending […]