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FTA issues proposed rule on safety and repairs

October 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Sept. 30 issued a proposed rule that would require public transportation agencies to monitor and manage their capital assets to achieve and maintain a state of good repair. Identifying a [...]

Tags FTA, Grow America Act, MAP 21, proposed rule, TAM, Transit Asset Management, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

Treasurers' workshop scheduled for Oct. 27-28

October 1, 2015 The SMART Transportation Division will be conducting a Treasurers’ Workshop at the Drury Inn & Suites Kansas City Airport on October 27 and 28, 2015. Attendance will be limited to 35 registrants, so those interested in attending are instructed to contact Dora Wolf i [...]

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Job Bank: New Sheet Metal Positions Available

September 30, 2015 New sheet metal positions available in Tennessee. Click on link for details. You MUST call your Local Union if interested. Visit the Sheet Metal Job Bank for more information.

Police: rail worker killed by train at Kansas rail yard

September 30, 2015 KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities are investigating after a Union Pacific Railroad employee was found dead under a rail car in Kansas City, Kansas. According to police, officers responded to reports of a person trapped under a train in a rail yard around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. Rea [...]

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Previsich discusses candidacy with Sen. Sanders

September 29, 2015 SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich recently conversed with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I – Vt.) about Sanders’ democratic candidacy for President of the United States and the positive impact that the voice of unionized labor can have on the outcome [...]

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Foxx unveils Build America Investment Center

September 29, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today formally unveiled the Department of Transportation’s Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC). BATIC will serve as the single point of contact and coordination for states, municipalities and project s [...]

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DOT unveils grants to protect towns from accidents

September 29, 2015 The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 (P.L. 113-235) allowed PHMSA to use money recovered from prior year Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants to fund the ALERT grants. “Safety is our top priority and the ALERT grants wil [...]

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House approves six-month FAA funding extension

September 29, 2015 The House approved a bill on Monday to extend federal aviation funding, which is currently set to expire on Wednesday, until March 2016. The measure, introduced on Friday by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R – Pa.), was approved [...]

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Private rail pensions may reduce supplemental annuities

September 29, 2015 Railroad retirement beneficiaries are reminded that receipt of a private railroad pension may reduce the amount of a supplemental annuity payable by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The following questions and answers provide information on this subject, as well as how di [...]

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Great Lakes Airlines defaults on loan

September 29, 2015 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Great Lakes Aviation has defaulted on a $27.5 million loan with Callidus Capital Corp., according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of the default, the lending company has the right to “take possessio [...]

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