Quick links+
The monthly publication for Amtrak employees highlights many topics. This month highlights the payroll changes the new contract will make and the pilot payroll program for TCU members changing from weekly to bi-weekly pay schedules. Click here to view the entire Amtrak Ink.
Read moreU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood recently announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received 77 applications from 25 states for the most recent round of High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant funding. Application requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY
Read moreTCU President Bob Scardelletti addressed the delegates of the ITF Climate Change Congress in Mexico City. President Scardelletti emphasized the delicate balance between climate concerns and the needs of the union transportation worker. “A trade union’s primary responsibility is to represent and protect its membership. The struggle to protect existing jobs and expand employment
Read moreIn two recent releases from the Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced High speed rail funds of $400,000 to go to Colorado and $500,000 to re-route the Amtrak Ethan Allen Service in Vermont. Also released, a $25 million pool is available for high speed rail technology research, development and demonstration projects to
Read moreTom Carper, Chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, announced on July 29 that the Board had voted unanimously to extend the contract of Amtrak President Joseph Boardman through 2013. Boardman had been serving as “interim” President since being appointed as Amtrak President in November, 2008. Before assuming the Amtrak job, he served as Federal
Read more