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BNSF cuts back hiring, furloughs some workers
BNSF Railway Co. said Thursday it is cutting back hiring and instituting furloughs because of declining freight demand. “Our workforce needs are driven by our customers’ freight transportation needs. Customers’ volumes in the near term have come down somewhat from their [...]
Mother of former NLD James Stem dies
Josephine Mae Catlette Stem, 106, the mother of retired former National Legislative Director James Stem, died April 27. Stem said his mother was at peace and not in pain at the time of her death. Mrs. Stem was born Oct. 18, 1908, in the Brassfield Parish of Granville County, [...]
Freight Train Hits Parked Train in N.M., One Dead
A freight train struck another train head-on early Tuesday in southeastern New Mexico, killing one crew member on the moving train and injuring a second, a railroad official said. The accident occurred about 6:20 a.m. on a siding — a short section of tracks alongside the main [...]House GOP proposes tighter transportation spending
The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal-year 2016 budget proposals for transportation, housing and urban development, which call for cuts to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) discretionary spending, as well as reductions in th [...]
Pa. hires expert on preventing oil-train mishaps
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is hiring a railroad engineering expert for three months to advise on ways to prevent oil-train accidents. Allan M. Zarembski, a University of Delaware research professor and director of the university’s railroad enginee [...]Freight train hits parked train in N.M., one dead
A freight train struck another train head-on early Tuesday in southeastern New Mexico, killing one crew member on the moving train and injuring a second, a railroad official said. The accident occurred about 6:20 a.m. on a siding — a short section of tracks alongside the main [...]
Class I railroads release 1st quarter 2015 earnings
CSX Corporation announced increases in its first quarter earnings April 14. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2015 came in at $442 million, an 11 percent increase over the $398 million reported for the same quarter of 2014. The company announced a 13 percent increase of e [...]
Legislative Action Center
The SMART Transportation Division is making it easier for its members to make their voices heard in the nation’s capital. Our Legislative Action Center enables members to learn about issues and legislation that directly impact their jobs and livelihoods and provides them easy [...]