(Adds details about contract) MONTREAL, June 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a 9 percent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, a union spokesman said on Wednesday. The agreement, which must first be ratified by members to…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Ohio River rail project to receive $16 million INFRA grant The Ohio Rail Development Commission will receive $16.25 million in grant dollars for the Ohio River rail improvement project in Jefferson and Belmont counties, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced…
Amtrak has issued a request for proposals seeking to rebuild its current diesel fleet or purchase a minimum of 50 to 75 next-generation locomotives.The effort is aimed at replacing Amtrak's aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long distance and some state-supported routes, Amtrak officials said in a press release."We expect that any new,…
The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years. Photo – Port Authority of Allegheny County The Port Authority of Allegheny County in fall will begin a two-year project to rehabilitate 55 Siemens-built light-rail vehicles.The work is expected to extend the vehicles' life expectancy by six years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported…
The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management of railroad tank cars. Photo – cmqrailway.com, Harry Gordon Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) subsidiary Katahdin Railcar Services LLC has opened a new tank car facility in Derby, Maine.The 24,000-square-foot building will be used for the cleaning, repair and fleet management…