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Right to Work is WRONG – meetings in Toledo and Cincy, Ohio

March 13, 2017 Right to Work (RTW) legislative measures, designed to weaken unions, are supported by Trump and his administration, so it is imperative that we make our opposition known and heard. SMART Transportation Division will be hosting a free event for all union members of all crafts, [...]
  • Tags Ohio Right to Work is wrong for workers, Right to Work is wrong, Right to Work laws, unions against right to work

Amtrak train in ND stuck in snow for 12 hours

March 9, 2017 RUGBY, N.D. – A 25-foot wall of snow stopped an eastbound Amtrak train in its tracks for twelve hours. Fortunately, no one was injured. Passenger services aboard the train remained operational, making the long wait more bearable. Read more from Bismarcktribune.com here. [...]
  • Tags Amtrak, commuter rail, commuter rail safety

Sign petition to Trump/FTA to save Caltrain project

March 3, 2017 Dear SMART TD member: Please click on the link below to sign (and please share) this online petition to the White House asking the FTA to approve funding that has long been earmarked for San Francisco’s Caltrain’s Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) a high-speed [...]
  • Tags California high speed rail, Caltrain, Caltrain PCEP, commuter rail, Elaine Chao, Electric commuter trains, FTA

Union workers shut down right-to-work bill in N.M.

March 3, 2017 Thanks to scores of union members who showed up at a committee hearing  in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a right-to-work measure was effectively shut down and cannot be reintroduced for the remainder of 2017. Read the complete story published by PeoplesWorld.com, here.
  • Tags labor solidarity, New Mexico right-to-work shot down, Right to Work laws, unions against right to work

New commuter rail line opens in Denver

February 28, 2017 The International Railway Journal reported that the newest commuter rail line, called the R Line, just recently opened.  The new commuter rail line is part of the Denver, Colo. RTD (Regional Transportation District) FasTracks expansion plan.  Read the complete story, here. &n [...]
  • Tags commuter rail, Commuter Rail Expansion, Denver Commuter Rail, Denver RTD

Feds set back to Caltrain project; contractors step up

February 28, 2017 Railway Age reported that contractors on Caltrain’s Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) agreed to extend the deadline for first day of construction from March 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017.  This announcement was issued just days after the Federal Transit Admin [...]
  • Tags Caltrain, commuter rail, FTA, High Speed Electric Rail, San Francisco Commuter Rail, Trump Administration

SEPTA crash leaves train engineer seriously injured

February 23, 2017 According to 6abc.com, a SEPTA commuter train collision in Upper Darby, Penn. resulted in four injuries, including the train engineer, who was reported to be in critical condition. Names of the injured have not been released; NTSB investigators are on site. Read the complete [...]
  • Tags commuter rail, commuter rail safety, NTSB, rail accidents, SEPTA

Calls for 2-person crews in response to amphibious vehicle fatalities

February 22, 2017 The Portland Press Herald reported that as amphibious vehicles (duck boats), designed to traverse land and water, have increased in popularity over the years, so has the number of accidents and fatalities involving these complicated vehicles.  Advocates for increased safety m [...]
  • Tags HR 233, rail safety, The Safe Freight Act, two-person crews legislation

Former Alt. Bus Vice President Seymour Kramer dies

February 21, 2017 Seymour Kramer, 70, retired alternate vice president, bus – west, died January 20, 2017. Kramer began his career as a bus operator for Laidlaw Transit in San Francisco in 1970. As a member of Local 1741, he served as president, vice general chairperson, general chairper [...]
  • Tags Alt. Bus Vice President, Alt. Vice President, bus, Local 1741, obituary, Seymour Kramer

Retired Gen. Chairperson William “Butch” Young dies

February 21, 2017 SMART TD member and former railroad conductor, William “Butch” E. Young III died at the age of 74 on Feb. 15, 2017, in Chino, Calif. Family was his main priority, and Butch was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Carol; son Mike, daughter-in-l [...]
  • Tags general chairperson, Local 113, obituary, William "Butch" E. Young III

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