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June 26, 2024

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Rail Labor Supports NTSB Safety Recommendations Spurred By East Palestine Investigation

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met yesterday to issue safety recommendations related to the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio: “The NTSB’s findings and safety recommendations are an indictment of widespread safety
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June 25, 2024

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Why dog days of summer for NJ Transit could last for years

Reported by Benjamin J. Hulac for NJ Spotlight News For those looking for relief from New Jersey’s hellish train commute into and out of New York City lately, don’t expect it anytime soon from what has been a prime culprit: Amtrak. A backlog of repairs and decades of slim federal investment in American railroads have
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June 24, 2024

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TTD Welcomes Final Train Consist Rule to Improve Hazmat Communications for First Responders

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule that requires railroads to provide first responders with electronic real-time train consist information about the transportation of hazardous materials in their communities: “As the nation’s largest
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June 21, 2024

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Congressional Hearing Assesses the State of Public Transit

Reported by Diana Ionescu In a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on highways and transit, federal lawmakers and industry experts weighed in on the state of public transit in the United States. Dan Zukowski describes the meeting in Smart Cities Dive, writing, “Experts from the transit industry and labor unions
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June 18, 2024

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Public transit in the post-pandemic world: Views diverge at congressional hearing

Reported by Dan Zukowski for the Smart Cities Five Two main viewpoints on the role of public transit in the U.S. emerged during the hearing, which focused on declines and changing patterns in ridership and the resulting decrease in revenue caused by the pandemic. Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, disagreed, saying
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June 14, 2024

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Revenue, Ridership, and Post-Pandemic Lessons in Public Transit

Reported by T&I Press Release Witness List:Ms. MJ Maynard, CEO, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, on behalf of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) | Witness TestimonyMs. Laura Hendricks, CEO, Transdev U.S., on behalf of the North American Transit Alliance (NATA) | Witness TestimonyMr. Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation | Witness
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June 13, 2024

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Transportation Labor Stands With ILA Port Workers in Contract Negotiations From East to Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement of support for America’s largest port workers union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which halted contract negotiations with port management this week: “From coast to coast, we stand strong with union port workers
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June 3, 2024

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Rail safety experts question conclusions of long-train derailment study

Reported by Bill Stephens for Trains Railroad safety experts are questioning the conclusions of a study released this week that found that a 200-car train is 24% more likely to derail than a 50-car train. The study’s conclusions did not surprise Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Division of the AFL-CIO, who has called
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May 21, 2024

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The rail industry is changing. A small Texas town is fighting back

Reported by Amber Gaudet for The Dallas Morning News For as long as he can remember, Palestine, Texas, has been a rail town. The Union Pacific railyard, once home to more than 1,000 rail employees, butts up against the city marker. Nearby Reagan Park boasts an assortment of train-themed playground equipment, a dwarfed steam engine
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May 20, 2024

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Rail Labor Applauds Final FRA Certification Rules for Signal Employees and Dispatchers

WASHINGTON– Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, issued the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued final rules that require railroads to establish formal programs for the certification and training of dispatchers and signalmen: “As the nation’s largest transportation labor federation, representing the entirety of freight rail
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