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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
October 29, 2021
Unions File For Injunctions Against NS
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the SMART Transportation Division (SMART–TD) escalated their fight against Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) to stop the railroad from forcing locomotive engineers to work as conductors, and for disciplining those who don’t. The two Unions each filed Motions for Preliminary Injunctions yesterday against NS in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.
October 29, 2021
Reduced Metrorail service to continue November 1 – 15
Washington’s Metrorail service will remain at the current reduced levels through at least November 15 as Metro continues to work with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission on a plan to get 7000-series railcars safely back into service
October 29, 2021
SEPTA Announces Tentative Contract Agreement with TWU Local 234
SEPTA today announced that a tentative agreement has been reached with TWU Local 234 on a new contract for employees in the City, Suburban and Frontier Transit Divisions. This tentative contract will allow for service to continue without disruption, including on city subways, buses and trolleys
October 29, 2021
North America’s Building Trades Unions and Amtrak Sign Agreement
Amtrak and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the labor organization representing more than 3 million skilled craft professionals, announced today a landmark national agreement to promote a strong workforce pipeline of U.S. union construction workers to build and expand America’s passenger rail.
October 27, 2021
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending October 23, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 23, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,762 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.3 percent compared with the same week last year.
October 27, 2021
Norfolk Southern Reports Third-Quarter 2021 Results
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported third-quarter 2021 financial results, which included third-quarter records for net income, diluted earnings per share, income from railway operations, and operating ratio.
October 26, 2021
Norfolk Southern donates Southern Railway archives, $500,000 to Atlanta History Center
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it will donate the complete collection of historical documents from Southern Railway’s company archives to Atlanta History Center.
October 25, 2021
Washington Metro Continues Reduced Service
Washington Metro continues working to finalize plans in cooperation with safety officials to return the 7000-series railcars to passenger service and fully restore its rail system. As a result, Metrorail service will remain at the current reduced service levels through at least October 31, 2021.
October 22, 2021
Ground Broken For Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment
Amtrak and Penn Station Partners will gather to host a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the commencement of the redevelopment of Baltimore Penn Station and platform expansion project as part of Amtrak’s $150 million investment to improve customer experience and grow passenger rail.
October 22, 2021
Wabtec Wins Equipment Contract to Modernize Chicago’s Metra Commuter Rail Service
Wabtec Corporation announced an order to improve passenger experience, reliability, and safety for Metra, the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The contract includes the latest brakes, passenger access doors, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and event recorder solutions for 200 new rail cars.
