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FRA Orders Reflective Material On Freight Cars and Locomotives 1-7-05 – Under date of January 3, 2005, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a final order which will require reflective material on all freight cars and locomotives. This is an issue that TCU has supported and worked for since the 1980’s. Finally the FRA has acted
Read moreAnnual Battle for Amtrak Funding Under Way February 18, 2004 As part of the TEA-21 reauthorization bill (the Highway Bill) the Senate has passed an Amtrak appropriation of $2 billion per year for six years without mandating reforms. This is far in excess of the $900 million for FY 2005 that the Bush Administration has
Read moreTCU Members Set Priorities for National Bargaining Setting the stage for national freight negotiations, thousands of carmen and clerical members have expressed their priorities in TCU’s Bargaining Survey for the upcoming round of national freight negotiations. Wage increases were far and away the top priority of carmen and clerical members who responded to the Bargaining
Read moreHOUSE VOTES TO RESTORE FUNDING OF $1.176 BILLION FOR AMTRAK On Wednesday June 29, 2005 two votes in the House under the Transportation Appropriations Bill HR 3058 were adopted to restore funding levels for FY2006 continue running long distance trains and. A third “mean spirited” amendment seeking to take $100 million away from Amtrak was
Read moreAmtrak Amendment Adopted January 17, 2003…Thursday evening, January 16, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) offered an amendment (S. Amendment .30) to the pending Appropriations bill to restore Amtrak to the full funding amount requested of $1.2 billion for FY 2003. The $1.2 billion is absolutely essential in order to keep Amtrak operating. Without full funding Amtrak
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