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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/11/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation AAR sends letter to U.S. mayors to stress freight railroads' local impacts Ed Hamberger Photo – AAR The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Friday sent a letter to numerous U.S. mayors highlighting the freight-rail industry's business and external relations efforts,…

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/8/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA schedules summer symposiums to address PTC FRA Administrator Ron Batory Photo – FRA The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has scheduled three symposiums on topics related to positive train control (PTC), with the first to be held June 15 in Washington,…

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/7/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Schumer calls for crude-by-rail standards The senator has asked federal agencies to collaborate on a plan that would require oil companies to stabilize highly flammable Bakken crude oil prior to transport by rail. Photo – Railway Supply Institute U.S. Sen. Charles…

(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…

(Recasts first sentence with confirmation by union and company, adds CP comment in paragraph 4) 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, spokesmen from both the union…

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…

(Adds statement from Canadian Pacific, shares) May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said a strike by more than 3,000 workers over employment terms ended on Wednesday after the railroad operator reached tentative agreements with labor union Teamsters. About a quarter of Canadian Pacific workers staged a walk-out on Tuesday night, throwing industries dependent…

(Adds oilseed industry impact, analyst quotes) May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian oilseed processors weighed production cuts while miner Teck Resources said it was drawing up contingency plans after nearly a quarter of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd workers staged a walk-out late on Tuesday, demanding better employment terms. Canada is the world's biggest grower of canola,…