Railroad

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group representing major U.S. railroads on Thursday warned carriers to stop using rail cars with loose wheels until those wheel sets can be …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell said on Friday she was opening an inquiry into railroad hazardous materials safety practices after a Feb. 3 Ohio derailment …

By Nandita Bose NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday that his administration was involved in negotiations to avert a looming U.S. railroad strike that could shut down …

(Reuters) – Major U.S. railroads and unions representing 115,000 workers reached a tentative deal last week and averted a potential strike that could have stalled almost 30% of U.S. cargo …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is “directly” involved in negotiations to end a railroad strike that threatens to shutdown supply chains, the White House said. The president has …

By Lisa Baertlein and Doyinsola Oladipo LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union railworkers in the United States scored a potential key victory in their fight for improved pay and working …

The Impending Railroad Strike Could Grind The Entire Economy To A Halt, Experts Warn John Hugh DeMastri on September 14, 2022 An impending railway strike could leave 40% of all …

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two unions negotiating contracts for almost 60,000 workers at major U.S. freight railways on Sunday said those employers are halting shipments of some …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A railroad strike or lockout could cost the U.S. economy $2 billion per day in output, threaten supplies of food and fuel, and stoke already red-hot …

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – In honor of 170 years of railroad history, Phillipsburg will host the first-ever Phillipsburg Railroad Festival to commemorate the date on September 10th from 11-5 pm. Celebrate …

(Reuters) – Russia has launched missiles at a railroad station in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a Ukraine-focused meeting of the United Nations Security Council on …

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and their unions, the …

Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that JOHN ELDON RIMMASCH, 47, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS (“WASATCH”), incorporated in Wyoming in 2005, appeared before Federal District …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that three area railroad workers have agreed to pay over $75,000, collectively, to resolve claims of unemployment benefits fraud under the …

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Thomas, 32, Portland, Oregon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate five people to serve on the Amtrak board as the U.S. passenger railroad is making an aggressive push …

United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that JOHN ELDON RIMMASCH, 47, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS (“WASATCH”), incorporated in Wyoming in 2005, were found guilty by a …

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces an agreement with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and its parent company, American Heritage Railways …

By Rod Nickel and Ann Maria Shibu – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) halted operations and locked out workers over a labor dispute early on Sunday, with each side blaming the …

VINELAND, NJ – One of the long-term issues left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic and the current inflation crisis across America is pet owners abandoning pets they can no longer …

PITTSBURGH – William Curry Brown, following a guilty plea entered on January 13, 2020, was sentenced in federal court today for terroristic attacks and violence against a railroad carrier and …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul Krieger, 46, of Sloan, NY, who was convicted of breaking into …