US house votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that…
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Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's…
US railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in…
Five of 12 unions in US approve deals with freight railroads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A fifth union has now ratified its deal with the major freight railroads just days after one of the largest…
Manitoba train collision in 2019 due to crew fatigue, inexperience
WINNIPEG — The Transportation Safety Board says a 2019 train collision and derailment west of Winnipeg was the result of crew…
Rail union: Plan for contract deal doesn’t address concerns
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The head of the US's largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks…
US railroad talks stall
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Railroad contract talks remain deadlocked after more than two years of negotiations, so President Joe Biden…
US railroad contract talks head for mediation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Contract talks between the biggest US freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed…
CN Rail sticks to January timeline to name new CEO
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. says Jim Vena has removed himself from of the running to become the company's new CEO.…
Trains roll into Vancouver after CP Rail restores limited service
The first trains have rolled into Vancouver since flooding and landslides cut key supply links in southern British Columbia,…