Category: Transportation
Obituaries posted for CSX conductors, LaFave & Deal
CSX conductors and Local 600 members Jake LaFave and Stephen Deal lost their lives June 27 when they stepped off a CSX locomotive to check an alert and were hit by an Amtrak train. Jake J. LaFave LaFave, 25, enjoyed spending time with loved ones, working on electronics, playi [...]
National Mediation Board announces new Chairperson
The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that Harry Hoglander, NMB board member since 2002, has been designated as the new Chairman of the NMB, effective immediately. Read the NMB press release, here: July 5, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Contact: NM [...]
SMART TD’S Risch: Longer Freight Trains Carry Safety Concerns
As freight trains grow longer, so do safety concerns. According to an article posted by the Omaha World-Herald on July 2, carriers are looking to increase their bottom line by running as many as 142 cars on one freight train—but at what risk? The article noted that in just t [...]
Former Gen. Chairperson Carlton Graves dies
Retired General Chairperson Carlton Leon Graves, 87, died Tuesday, June 27 at the Franklin County Rehab Center in St. Albans, Vt. Before hiring out on the railroad, Graves served in the Vermont National Guard. He also owned and operated his own dairy farm while employed by th [...]Statement on Rail Accident that Claimed Two Brothers
On the night of June 27, our Union tragically lost two Brothers when CSX Conductor Jake Lafave and Conductor Trainee Stephen Deal (both of Local 600) died after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train just north of Union Station in Washington D.C. On behalf of our entire me [...]
Two CSX employees struck and killed by Amtrak train
Two employees of CSX Transportation were struck and killed, Tuesday, June 27, as an Amtrak train approached Union Station in Washington, D.C. The victims were aboard a CSX freight train approaching the station when an alert instructed the crew to stop and check part of the tr [...]
Amtrak names former aviation executive Richard Anderson as CEO
Amtrak announced that it has named Richard Anderson, a 25-year veteran of the aviation industry, as its next president and chief executive officer. Anderson, former chief executive officer of both Delta and Northwest Airlines, will begin his role on July 12. To ensure a smoot [...]
Minn. SLB joins with NARP to protest Amtrak budget cuts
A few dozen members of SMART TD and the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) joined together Friday, July 23 at St. Paul, Minnesota’s Union Depot to protest President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to all long-distance rail service currently provided b [...]