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Recently Railroaderblog received an email from an attorney representing Transportation Certification Services (TCS), Inc. from Kansas City. The email said, “…a vistor to the blog posted a response to the article “Union Pacific Railroad: Outsourced Training.” The vistor̵... Continue »

Deleted Blog Article

by Railroaderblog on 9/26/2008 7:42:36 AM

Recently one of Railroaderblog’s writers posted an article called Union Pacific Railroad: OUTSOURCED TRAINING. There was some controversy regarding this article, especially the comments from one of our reader’s. Railroaderblog removed the reader’s comments because the contract co... Continue »

Irate Contractor

by Railroaderblog on 7/30/2008 11:19:11 PM

We received this email from a guy who didn’t sign his name. Ironically, his opening line said, “First, have the courage to use your real name and or email address.” Well, he did use an email address, but he didn’t bother to sign his name. To be honest with you, I have no c... Continue »

RRB financial reports

by Railroaderblog on 7/21/2008 10:12:49 AM

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1. CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment insurance system. These reports must al... Continue »

Remote Control Agreement: CSXT vs. BLET

by Railroaderblog on 7/18/2008 1:16:39 PM

Federal court calls for arbitration in UTU’s dispute of CSXT-BLET remote-control agreement A federal district court in Ohio has ordered arbitration to determine if CSX Transportation violated a collective bargaining agreement with the United Transportation Union (UTU) by entering into a sepa... Continue »

Commuter Railroads Expanding

by Railroaderblog on 7/18/2008 1:03:58 PM

I’m glad to see that more commuter railroads are expanding. Boston to Nashua is a start, but I would like to see the rails expand to more rural areas. N.H.-to-Boston by rail? NASHUA, N.H. – Imagine driving in a snowstorm to Boston for a meeting – slogging through gridlock, avoi... Continue »

Railroad Contractors: CAN THEY AFFORD TO BE IN BUSINESS?

by Railroaderblog on 7/13/2008 1:17:13 PM

Railroad Contractors Hit By Rising Fuel Costs The surge in fuel costs has hit the railroad contract companies where it hurts – the wallet. Contract companies are locked in “boilerplate” contracts by the railroads with terms that only benefit the railroad companies. The rise in f... Continue »

Total Eclipse Of The Moon

by Railroaderblog on 7/13/2008 12:47:20 PM

LAGUNA NIGUEL For the first time in the event’s 29-year history, police are closing down the 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak because of big crowds and heavy drinking Saturday afternoon. Police decided what started as a fun–and risque–event could turn dangerous as crowds grew larger t... Continue »

Railroads: A THING OF THE PAST?

by Railroaderblog on 7/8/2008 1:59:21 PM

A new study (by a barge owner’s foundation) shows barges as being more efficient and safer then both rail and trucks. Look out – this could be the beginning of a new effort to divert more tax dollars to build locks and dams to benefit the members of the National Waterways Foundation. T... Continue »

Rail Boom Shows No Signs Of Stopping

by Railroaderblog on 7/8/2008 1:03:20 PM

Interesting article by Railway Age. Just wondering how long until the bust. The CEO’s and executive offices will do their part in screwing up a good thing. Investor’s Business Daily remains bullish on rails Investors Business Daily (IBD) says that at the end of this year’s f... Continue »

An Email From A Reader

by Railroaderblog on 7/7/2008 10:57:25 AM

I received an email from a reader this past weekend. I disregarded all of the banter and threats, but I did want to respond to one question in the email. The question was: “…Why are you trying to harm the reputation of Jim Young?” Well, I’m not trying to harm anyone; more... Continue »

Happy Independence Day

by Railroaderblog on 7/4/2008 5:44:58 PM

We would like to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! Our thoughts are with the military personnel who are stationed throughout the world. We would like to say Thank You! Continue »

Corporate Pirates: Another Viewpoint

by Railroaderblog on 7/3/2008 5:50:30 PM

Per your recent article on “Corporate Pirates” I have a different opinion. It is something that has been needed for a long time. The CSXT is a combination of 21 different railroads, 22 if you include Conrail. Their management style and operating philosophy are out dated to put it mil... Continue »

Railroad Stock Taking Big Hits

by Railroaderblog on 7/3/2008 3:49:31 PM

A big down day today for railroads on the NYSE. BNI down 5.22% CSX down 6.35% NSC down 5.38% UNP down 4.67% What is happening? A clue comes from two other industry groups also down big today – Coal and Steel. Some examples of the damage to coa... Continue »

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