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I believe you are referring to the "Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886" in regard to cruise ships.

It's only 10MPH track. It was the Annie Local. The one that is allowed by treaty. They ran through a switch point derail lined in the derail position. How the engineer could not see the big retro-reflective letter "D" in front of him is a mystery to me. (direction of travel was away from the...

Lest we not forget Rule 6P, "proper planning prevents p*** poor performance."

Any idea which of the tracks are designated to hold cars ready to be put back into service?

Maybe it's just my railroad background but the management response was typically, "You are just trying to create more Union jobs." Still is, too.

You can rent a car at the Kalispell airport. I believe Enterprise is still there.

"...an estimate of $7,800 per tank car to retrofit with ECP brakes."... Regulations.gov I figure that to be $936,000 per 120 car unit train plus costs for whatever the locomotives need.

NORFOLK SOUTHERN IS DANGEROUS TO AMERICA: A LETTER BY ARSF GENERAL CHAIRMAN J. LONG Please find the letter sent on behalf of BMWED American System Rail Federation General Chairman Jonathan Long to Ohio Gov. Michael DeWine regarding the situation in East Palestine, Ohio at the site of the...

Molto bene!

According to the Surface Gang Foreman it was to be 4 1/2 inches

BMWED and Norfolk Southern have reached an Agreement for paid sick leave effective January 1, 2023. BMWED

BMWED and CSX have reached an Agreement for paid sick leave effective today https://www.bmwe.org/secondary.aspx?id=758 It's a start.

A couple of photos of Talgo's being scrapped in Seattle last December can be seen here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/193060716@N02/

https://www.bmwe.org/secondary.aspx?id=739 Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) Must End Immediately. Published: Dec 14 2022 3:08PM For the better part of two days in D.C. this week, testimony after testimony before the Surface Transportation Board, ranging from Labor Union presentations...

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/golden-pass-express-switzerland/index.html

I believe the sticking point is that the nominee board members want seven sick days a year.

Insert shameless plug for an Empire Builder westbound trip travelogue here.

Shocking to read he was correctly referred to as a “trespasser” and not a “pedestrian.”

It is heartening to read in this article, "Union leaders had asked for 15 days of paid sick leave..." rather than the typical, "Union leaders demanded..." Very rare, indeed.

Received today from BMWED 11/29/2022 WHITE HOUSE DECISION TO FORCE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT DOES NOT ADDRESS RAIL INDUSTRY DISEASE "The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is deeply disappointed by and disagrees with United States...