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Senate Commerce Committee approves rail reforms

July 1, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation June 25, on a voice vote, approved the bipartisan “Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act,” sponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), with seven amendment [...]

Tags Amtrak, Amtrak 188, positive train control, Railroad Reform Enhancement and Efficiency Act, Senate Commerce Committee

Florida East Coast Railroaders reach agreement

June 30, 2015 CSX Transportation General Committee of Adjustment GO 851 has reached two new collective bargaining agreements with Florida East Coast Railway (FECR). One agreement covering conductors, engineers, and trainmen; a second covering yardmasters. Both five-year agreements were sig [...]

Tags FECR, Florida East Coast Railway, GO 851, John Whitaker, Local 1138, Local 903, NMB

Daniel Elliott sworn in as STB chairman

June 30, 2015 Daniel R. Elliott III was sworn in June 26, 2015, as the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), pledging to continue to promote transparency and to improve and streamline regulation of the Nation’s freight railroads. He was nominated to the STB by President Barac [...]

Tags Dan Elliot, Daniel R. Elliott III, STB, Surface Transportation Board

Long-term disability open enrollment begins June 29

June 29, 2015 Updated: July 20, 2015 The open enrollment period for the Long Term Disability (VLTD) Plan has been extended an additional 30 days. Transportation Division members will now have until September 30, 2015 to open enroll in the plan. Further policy details are being finalized an [...]

FRA: the state of PTC implementation in the U.S.

June 26, 2015 Washington, D.C. – Sarah Feinberg, acting director of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), addressed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure concerning the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) June 24, 2015. Her speech follows. “PT [...]

Tags APTA, Feinberg, FRA, PTC, PTC Task Force Team, Sarah Feinberg

FTA proposes rule to improve testing safety of buses

June 26, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) that would improve the process for testing the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with federal dollars. The proposed [...]

Tags Anthony Foxx, DOT, FTA, transit buses

Veterans transition into civilian jobs as bus drivers

June 26, 2015 WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 veterans and active duty personnel have now taken advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Military Skills Test Waiver Program. In the first three years of the Military Skills Test W [...]

Tags AAMVA, Anthony Foxx, Department of Defense, DOT, FMCSA

R.J. Corman to acquire Carolina Southern

June 26, 2015 R. J. Corman Railroad Company has agreed to acquire the Carolina Southern Railroad for $13.9 million, with plans to rehabilitate and operate the short line.The railroad company announced in a press release yesterday that it was selected as the owner/operator by a two-state ra [...]

Tags Carolina Southern Railroad, R.J. Corman Railroad Company

MassDOT acquires secondary rail line from CSX

June 26, 2015 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has completed the $23 million acquisition of the Framingham Secondary Rail Line from CSX Corporation. With the acquisition of the 21-mile rail line between Framingham and Mansfield, Mass., MassDOT can now connect the Fr [...]

Tags CSX, Framingham Secondary Rail Line, MassDOT

Three new mediators join the NMB

June 26, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that in June 2015 three new mediators have joined the NMB: Jane Allen joins the NMB with 22 years of experience in the airline industry. She also practiced law for five years. Ms. Allen worked for fi [...]

Tags Catherine McCann, Eva Durham, Jane Allen, Mediators, National Mediation Board, NMB