Class I’s release fourth quarter and annual earnings

CSX Corporation announced a solid fourth quarter and full-year financial performance for 2015. The railroad announced declines for the fourth quarter and mixed financial results for the full year. CSX reported in a press conference that net earnings declined five percent to $466 million or $0.48 per share (down two percent), down from last year’s…


January 20th 2016
Activists blocking tracks convicted of trespassing

The Seattle Times reported that the five activists who blocked BNSF tracks in Washington during September 2014 were recently convicted of trespassing. Read the entire article here.


Activists blocking BNSF tracks convicted of trespassing

The Seattle Times reported that the five activists who blocked BNSF tracks in Washington during September of 2014 were recently convicted of trespassing. Read the entire article here.


Fatigue at CP threatens rail safety

The CBC News reported that Transport Canada recently ordered Canadian Pacific Railway to change its fatigue-management practices and freight train line-ups in British Columbia since they pose “an immediate threat to safe railway operations.”  Read the entire article here.


January 19th 2016
Register now for SMART TD Treasurers’ Workshop

SMART Transportation Division will be conducting a Treasurers’ Workshop at the International Headquarters located in North Olmsted, Ohio on March 8-10, 2016. Attendance will be limited to 35 registrants, so those interested in attending are instructed to contact Dora Wolf in the Updating Department by calling (216) 228-9400, or by email at dwolf@smart-union.org as soon…


January 18th 2016