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U.S.: Amtrak has a new president and executive vice president, plus here’s a tip for you at the beginning of vacation season

June 23, 2022 Administrator

Editor’s Note: The bulk of this article originally appeared on this platform on February 8, 2021, and has been updated…

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Posted in: Amtrak, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Night Trains/Sleeper Trains, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Railroad Unions, Unions Filed under: Amtrak, Assistant Conductors, Coaches, Conductors, Diners, Employee Safety, Employee tipping, Gerhard Williams, Intercity, Onboard Services Employee, Passenger Food and Amenities, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Rail Safety, Roger Harris, Sleeping Cars, Stephen Gardner, Tipping, Train and Engine Crews, Transportation, Travel

U.S. and Canada; Amtrak, VIA Rail Canada and Brightline Passenger Trains: We are thankful for railroaders who work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

December 23, 2021 Administrator

Holiday Season Rewind: This column first appeared on December 24, 2020 and has been slightly updated. – Corridorrail.com Editor By…

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Posted in: Amtrak, Brightline, Commuter Rail, Freight Railroads, Intercity Passenger Train, Railroad Industry, Railroad Unions, VIA Rail Canada Filed under: Amtrak, Away from families, Away from home, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Commuter Trains, Corridor Trains, Dispatchers, Intercity, Long Distance Trains, NEC, Northeast Corridor, Onboard Services, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Railroad Employees, Railroad employees working during Christmas Holidays, Railroad Industry, Railroad Police, Railroad Unions, State Supported Trains, Ticket Agents, Train and Engine Crews, Transportation, Travel

Precision Crew Scheduling: What would Hunter say?

February 10, 2019 Administrator

By William C. Keppen, Jr., Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2019 I knew Hunter Harrison when he was a Burlington Northern…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Class 1 Railroads, Freight Railroads, Freight Trains, Hunter Harrison, Incorporate PCS Into PSR Plans, Precision Crew Scheduling, Precision Scheduled Railroading, Provide High Quality Information to Train Crews in Advance of Being Called For Duty, PSR, Rail Safety, Railway Age Magazine, T and E Crews, Train and Engine Crews, Transportation, William Keppen

Canadian Pacific Rail train crews reject contract extension

November 3, 2017 Administrator

By Eric Atkins, Railway Industry Reporter, The Globe and Mail; November 2, 2017 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. train crews voted…

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Posted in: Freight Railroads Filed under: Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, Conductors, Contract Expires January 1 2018, Freight Railroads, Keith Creel, Locomotive Engineers, Teamsters Canada, Train and Engine Crews, Transportation, Unions, Voted down One Year Contract Extension, Yard Workers

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U.S., Amtrak: The potential of the Meridian Speedway all the way to Fort Worth and El Paso . . . it’s about time, and a new approach
U.S.: Christmas holiday ads and images from Amtrak and its railroad ancestors
U.S., The big railroad Amtrak forgot: The Chicago and North Western System was a huge granger railroad and operated lots and lots of passenger trains
U.S., Amtrak stations: Railroads built temples to themselves; some good, some very good, some still used by Amtrak
U.S.: After the federal government mortally wounded passenger trains in 1967, Amtrak was created to clean up the mess

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