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Amtrak 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
Read moreJay Booker, from the TCU/IAM Training Program in St. Paul, MN was highlighted in the March 4 DOL Newsletter. Jay was recently placed with Regional Elite at Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport as ramp/customer service worker. TCU has been involved in the DOL Manpower Training Program for more than 30 years, operating 10 locations and
Read moreLiability concerns, Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said in a five-page letter to congressional leaders is “a significant obstacle to the improvement of existing passenger rail service and the development of new, including high-speed and intercity corridor, passenger rail service in the United States. “The core of the problem,” Boardman wrote, “is the unwillingness
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