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  • Carmen Division , Legislative Outlook , TCU July 27, 2019

    Rail shippers to Congress: PSR, demurrage are killing us

    Last Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a roundtable discussion with various railroad customers to hear their concerns with recent business policy initiatives of the railroads, including Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) and increased demurrage rates. Many of the concerns raised by customers are similar to those expressed by TCU and

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  • Arasa Division , Carmen Division , Legislative Outlook , TCU July 18, 2019

    CBS News affiliate interviews TCU’s Kevin Loftin on PSR, train safety

    On Tuesday, Salt Lake City’s KUTV CBS News local affiliate published an investigative news piece on Union Pacific’s Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) model and its impact on safety, including the derailment of several trains in western states.  TCU Carmen National Representative Kevin Loftin was interviewed throughout the program, and highlighted the importance of having adequate

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  • Carmen Division , TCU June 18, 2019

    Carman Lodge 6508 Member Receives 2019 IAM Scholarship Award

    During Local Lodge T6508 Waycross, GA Union meeting on June 10, 2019, TCU Carmen Division Assistant General President, Donald Grissom, along with National Representative, Jason Cox, presented Brother Douglas Cobbs the 2019 IAM Scholarship Award from International President, Martinez.  Brother Cobbs will be attending Coastal Pines Technical College in Waycross, GA, and will be majoring in

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  • Carmen Division , TCU May 24, 2019

    FRA’s Decision on Crew Size Undermines Rail Safety

    Washington, DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, of which TCU is a member, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued a statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision not to regulate crew size and to preempt current state laws that require two-person crews: “The FRA’s announcement that it will pull back a proposed

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  • Carmen Division , TCU May 4, 2019

    TCU Carmen Re-Paint Patriotic Locomotives for CSX

    A new spirit of service and gratitude is rolling across the CSX rail network in the form of two locomotives that have been repainted by the BRC/TCU Carmen Painters at the Huntington, WV Locomotive Shop. These locomotives have been renamed in honor of our nation’s military and first responders. The one-of-a-kind locomotives named The Spirit

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