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House committee OKs $2.6 billion for FTA’s CIG program

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/29/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House committee OKs $2.6 billion for FTA's CIG program The CIG program is an anticipated funding source for Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link light-rail extension. Photo – Sound Transit The U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week approved a $71.8 billion transportation, housing…

UPDATE 2-Canadian Pacific Railway union serves strike notice

(Adds CP comment) TORONTO, May 26 (Reuters) - Union members representing Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd's (CP) conductors and locomotive engineers have served a notice to go on strike as early as May 29, according to a union statement released on Saturday. The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company's latest contract…

UPDATE 1-Canadian Pacific Railway union serves strike notice

(Adds details, context) TORONTO, May 26 (Reuters) - Union members representing Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd's (CP) conductors and locomotive engineers have served a notice to go on strike as early as May 29, according to a union statement released on Saturday. The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company's latest contract…

UPDATE 1-CP Rail workers reject contract, resume negotiations -union

(Adds comments from union, context, grain and soy industry groups) MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday rejected the company's latest contract offer, with their union saying negotiations would resume and raising the prospect of another possible strike at Canada's second-largest railroad. A strike by the estimated 3,000…

UPDATE 2-CP Rail workers reject contract, resume negotiations -union

(Adds comment from Labor Minister) MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday rejected the company's latest contract offer, with their union saying negotiations would resume and raising the prospect of another possible strike at Canada's second-largest railroad. A strike by the estimated 3,000 workers could be called if…

UPDATE 3-CP Rail workers reject contract, resume negotiations -union

(Adds comments from Canadian Pacific) MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday rejected the company's latest contract offer, with their union saying negotiations would resume and raising the prospect of another possible strike at Canada's second-largest railroad. A strike by the estimated 3,000 workers could be called if…

DHS announces anti-terrorism grant opportunities

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DHS announces anti-terrorism grant opportunities The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced the availability of $1.6 billion in grant funding for programs used to help prevent acts of terrorism.The grant programs provide funding to several categories of entities,…

NTSB slates two-day hearing on fatal Amtrak crashes

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB slates two-day hearing on fatal Amtrak crashes The Amtrak Cascades train derailed on Dec. 18 in Dupont, Washington. Photo – Washington State Patrol The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing July 10-11 on two recent Amtrak…