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Wilmington, DE – Vice President Biden joined with Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Amtrak officials in announcing a new $2.45 billion loan to purchase up to 28 brand new state-of-the-art locomotives, upgrade track and improve stations throughout the Northeast Corridor. In addition, the new trainsets will be built at the Alstom manufacturing
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $28 million toward research and development projects to advance cleaner power generation from fossil fuels. The agency announced in a Aug. 24 news release that it had chosen 14 projects that will advance energy systems to enable cost-competitive power generation with nearly no emissions. The $28 million
Read moreThe upcoming presidential election presents one of the starkest choices for union workers in our lifetimes. Hillary Clinton has proudly stood with union workers throughout her career. Donald Trump says he’s pro-worker – but everything in his public life suggests the opposite. It is no accident that every major labor union in America, including TCU/IAM,
Read moreTCU/IAM regrets to report the death of Lawrence “Larry” J. Jones, a lifetime Amtrak railroader and a pillar of strong union representation and leadership. Jones passed away on August 17, 2016. “Larry was a dedicated and caring union representative, constantly striving to make the lives of the members he represented better,” said TCU/IAM President Bob
Read moreAmtrak announced that it has named Charles W. “Wick” Moorman as its next President and chief executive officer. Moorman, retired Chairman, CEO, and President of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), will lead the company, effective September 1, 2016. Moorman comes to Amtrak after more than 40 years at NS where he rose from management trainee to
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