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Academy adds rail degree program
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The International Air and Hospitality Academy has added a new program called the Northwest Railroad Institute. The new degree program will be the fourth such program offered in the U.S. Students taking the six-month program will be provided with train [...]TTD Chairman Wytkind testifies before House panel
Edward Wytkind, chairman of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, testified April 24 before the House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on 21st century freight transportation. Read his testimony here.
Rail system exposed to terrorists, experts say
WASHINGTON – An alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a U.S. passenger train in Canada sought to exploit the vulnerabilities of railroads that have not gotten much attention from the American public. While the United States has sharply tightened security around airlines sinc [...]Right-to-work bills rejected by Maine House
The Maine House has rejected a pair of right-to-work bills. The first bill would make Maine a “right-to-work” state and the second would prohibit employers from deducting union dues or service fees from employees who have opted out of being in a union. If the bill [...]Former Canadian PR director Strickland dies
George K. Strickland, the former director of public relations for UTU Canada, died April 14. He was 91. Strickland served with Royal Canadian Mounted Police before hiring out with Canadian Pacific Railway. He later worked as a UTUIA field supervisor prior to becoming the Cana [...]
Class I railroads report earnings
Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific reported April 24 first-quarter net income of C$217 million, up from C$142 million in the first quarter of 2012, a 51 percent improvement in earnings per share. First-quarter revenue of roughly C$1.5 billion was up 9 percent, setting “a [...]Feds delay policy to allow small knives on planes
Feds delay policy to allow small knives on planes WASHINGTON – Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs. A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would have allowed passengers to carry small knives, [...]