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Pressure on the rail industry rises
The pictures were impossible to ignore: crumpled rail cars jigsawed in on one another at a road crossing in a small American town. The derailment of a Union Pacific train in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, this month was just one of the latest to hit the U.S. rail industry; the engine [...]Canadian Pacific ends CSX deal talks
Canadian Pacific Railway says it has ended talks with U.S. counterpart CSX about a possible combination and plans no more discussions. The railway operator did not say why it ended talks, but it did note in a brief statement that regulatory concerns appear to be a major deter [...]UP boosts inspections in hazardous mountain passes
Faced with public concern about the risks of crude oil shipments, the Union Pacific railroad last month boosted its rail inspection program on mountain passes in California and the West, dispatching high-tech vehicles with lasers to check tracks for imperfections. UP official [...]Work Rules, Discipline Policy Keys to LACMTA Deal
SMART Transportation Division members represented by General Committee of Adjustment GO 875 have approved a new agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority that attains all of the goals sought by the committee’s negotiating team. The general co [...]