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The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) presented Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota with the prestigious Golden Spike Award yesterday for his strong support of passenger trains and transit, both locally and across the U.S. Although Representative Cramer has only been in office since January 2013, he’s already played an outsized role in keeping
Read moreThe Burch family and NARP are pleased to invite TCU and its membership to submit nominations for the 20th Annual Dr. Gary Burch Memorial Safety Award. Please note that multiple nominations can come from the same organization or individual. The Burch Family has funded and presented the award to honor the railroad employee judged to
Read moreMark Taylor serves as Assistant National Legislative Director for TCU. Working mostly out of the Capitol Hill office, he can often be found advocating the issues of TCU members to Congress and their staff. Taylor began his railroad career in August, 1979 as a waiter in the dining car on Amtrak Train 29/30, The Capitol
Read moreOn February 1st 2014 TCU/IAM Vice-President David Steele retired and National Representative Stanley Boyd was elected to the Executive Council. Stan Boyd began his railroad career as a yard clerk for Southern Railway at Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1979.He held various offices in Lookout Lodge No. 24 until becoming Local Chairman in 1995. In August 1999
Read moreIn the wake of MBTA’s decision to replace MBCR with Keolis as the Boston commuter operator, TCU has joined several other rail unions to negotiate together with Keolis on the transition. Click here to read the first statement jointly issued by the newly formed Coalition.
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