Union Pacific Railroad

UP files federal suit over unions' objections to vaccine requirement »

KEYWORDS: Union Pacific Railroad, rail labor unions, COVID-19 vaccine, federal lawsuit, Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, SMART-TD, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, BMWED

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Amtrak

STB sets schedule for Amtrak Gulf Coast service case »

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Safety

WMATA pulls 7000-series rail cars due to safety issues »

KEYWORDS: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 7000-series rail cars, derailment, Blue Line, NTSB, Washington Metrorail Safety Commission

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Shippers

NRF: Retail sales rose in September »

KEYWORDS: Retail sales increase, National Retail Federation, NRF, Matthew Shay, supply chain

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Passenger Rail

NCTD releases map, analysis of Del Mar bluffs fenching project »

KEYWORDS: The North County Transit District, NCTD, fencing, Del Mar bluffs.

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Passenger Rail

New York sets new pandemic-era subway ridership record »

KEYWORDS: New York Governor Kathy Hochul, subway ridership, Staten Island Railway, pandemic-era ridership trends

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Rail Industry Trends

San Diego MTS OKs housing construction along trolley line »

KEYWORDS: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, MTS, housing units, Palm Avenue Trolley Station, National Community Renaissance, Malick Infill Corporation

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Passenger Rail

TransLink report calls for quadrupling transit network »