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In a letter dated March 22, 2010, TCU President Bob Scardelletti wrote AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka a letter that sets forth a comprehensive strategy to protect and expand existing union jobs in freight rail, Amtrak, and transit and commuter operations. President Scardelletti urges the AFL-CIO to resist any environmentalist efforts to curb coal utilization
Read moreThe Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo recently announced that the FRA will soon begin accepting grant applications for the deployment of positive train control (PTC) collision avoidance systems and complementary advanced technologies under a new $50 million Rail Safety Technology Program. FRA will begin accepting grant applications on April 9, 2010. Eligible applicants include passenger
Read moreAmtrak ridership was up 4.3 percent during the first half of fiscal 2010 with a record 13.6 million passengers. That is about 100,000 more than the 13.5 million the first half of fiscal 2008, when a record 28.7 million passengers rode Amtrak between October and March. “Americans are beginning to travel again and are choosing
Read moreAmtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman announced on March 19, 2010 in his Special Employee Advisory, the creation of a new High Speed Rail Department to “pursue partnerships with states and others in the passenger rail industry to develop federally-designated high-speed rail corridors such as the new projects moving forward in California and Florida.” The
Read moreTCU Local Lodge Officers are invited to attend the 2010 IAM Legislative Conference from May 10 thru 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. The cut-off date for reduced room rates is April 1, 2010. Call the hotel at 202-737-1234 to make your room reservations. Please note that the cost for attending this conference
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