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Business Employment 

Railroads

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 BRIEF
history, railroad, Texas, wages

In a case stemming from a 19th-century practice known as a “shop agreement,” a federal court in Texas ruled in favor of Union Pacific Railroad, voiding an agreement that the railroad must employ a certain percentage of its office and shop employees in Palestine, Texas.

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Appeals Courts Employment Government 

Justices Find Courts Can Hear Disputes Over Railroad Disability Benefits

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 ERIKA WILLIAMS and ALEXANDRA JONES
benefits, disability, jurisdiction, railroad, U.S. Supreme Court

The refusal to reopen a benefits determination by a board that oversees decisions on railroad workers’ pensions can be challenged in federal court, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

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Business Employment Health 

No Striking

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 BRIEF
coronavirus, railroad, strike, unions

A federal judge preliminarily blocked Union Pacific Railroad maintenance workers from going on strike over demands for more paid Covid leave, given the parties are actively negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

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Technology 

Major Rail-Safety Technology Installed Before Deadline

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
railroad, regulation, safety

The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday.

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Environment International 

Swan Late: Mourning Bird Holds Up German Trains

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
birds, Germany, railroad

A swan mourning the death of its companion on a German railway track held up 23 trains for almost an hour and had to be removed by firefighters using special equipment, police said.

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Business Employment Health 

Railroad Strike

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 BRIEF
coronavirus, Labor, railroad, strike, unions

Union Pacific Railroad wants a federal judge to block the union for its maintenance workers from going on strike over demands for more paid Covid leave, since the parties are actively negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

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Law Regional 

Railroad Crossing

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 BRIEF
Constitution, interstate commerce, Oklahoma, railroad

Oklahoma’s “Blocked Crossing Statute,” which limits the amount of time that a train can block traffic at a railroad intersection with a highway or street, is “facially unconstitutional,” a federal court in the state ruled, finding that it is preempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act.

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Appeals Business International 

Lithuanian Railway Fine

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 BRIEF
European General Court, fines, Lithuania, oil, railroad, transportation

Though it affirmed that Lithuania’s national railway company abused its dominant market position, keeping Latvia’s service from participating in certain oil transportation, the European General Court set the fine Wednesday at $23.8 million, a reduction of nearly $10 million.

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Business Environment International 

German Court OKs Tunnel to Denmark Under Baltic Sea

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
conservationists, construction, Germany, infrastructure, railroad

A top German court on Tuesday approved the construction of the world’s longest combined rail and road tunnel that is expected to slash journey times from northern Germany to Denmark.

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Uncategorized 

8 Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hurricanes, New Jersey, railroad, transportation

Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region.

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Employment Entertainment Government 

3 Accused of Creating ‘Man Cave’ Under Grand Central Station

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
discipline, NYC, railroad

Three railroad workers have been suspended for turning a storage room under New York’s Grand Central Terminal into an unauthorized “man cave” with a television, a refrigerator, a microwave and a futon couch, officials said Thursday.

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Business Environment Health 

Contamination

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 BRIEF
contamination, Houston, railroad, Texas

In a complaint filed in Harris County, Texas, Union Pacific Railroad Company is accused of knowingly contaminating residential neighborhoods in Houston’s Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods, causing plaintiffs to allegedly suffer cancer, death and property damage.

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Employment Health National 

Railroads

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 BRIEF
arbitration, coronavirus, railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad sued the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in federal court, seeking to compel arbitration on a dispute over whether the railroad may require union workers to complete Covid-19 prevention training.

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Economy Government International 

British Government Takes Over the Railways

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, Great Britain, railroad, State of Emergency, transportation

The British government took over the railways on Monday in a bid to ensure services keep running for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Business Employment Law 

Union Pacific and Workers Sue Each Other Over New Attendance Policy

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 JEFF D. GORMAN
railroad, strike, unions

Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago union workers sued each other on Friday over the implementation of a new attendance policy and the prospect of a strike.

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Appeals Consumers Regional 

Washington High Court OKs Car Tax to Pay for Seattle Tram Project

February 13, 2020February 14, 2020 KARINA BROWN
automotive, railroad, Seattle, Taxes, transportation, Washington state

A 62-mile light-rail expansion project can move forward after a ruling from Washington’s Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved increase in vehicle registration taxes.

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Environment Government 

California Bullet Train Costs Rise by Another $1 Billion in New Estimate

February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA
Budget, California, railroad, transportation

Dogged by cost overruns and contract management issues, California High Speed Rail raised the estimate of its total cost by $1.3 billion on Wednesday as it released its draft business plan for 2020.

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Business Economy Employment Government International 

Railway Pension Strikes Becoming the Longest in French History

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, Labor, pension, railroad, retirement, strike

Nationwide strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to overhaul France’s pension system will enter the New Year and become France’s longest-running rail strike in the country’s history.

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Business Consumers 

Railroad Antitrust

October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 BRIEF
antitrust, price-fixing, railroad, shipping, transportation

BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, CST Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad have been sued 29 times this week, around the country, in antitrust complaints accusing them of fixing prices on freight charges.

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Business 

Railroad Antitrust

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 BRIEF
antitrust, fuel, price-fixing, railroad

Motiva Enterprises claims BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad “made billions of dollars by fixing prices for fuel surcharges from July 2003 to Dec. 31, 2008,” in federal court.

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