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July 18, 2022
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville to Buy Ontario Midland
The deal to purchase 55 percent of Ontario Midland’s stock is expected to close on Aug. 13, according to paperwork filed with the STB.
July 15, 2022
UPDATE: Biden Establishes Emergency Board Preventing Nationwide Rail Strike
SMART-TD members join BLET in voting to go on strike Monday unless President Joe Biden created an emergency board to delay labor stoppage by two months.
July 15, 2022
Canadians Institute New Rules to Reduce Wildfire Risk Along Railways
The new rules come a year after a train was thought to have sparked a fire that whipped out a small town in British Columbia.
July 14, 2022
Amtrak Resumes Service to Toronto; Vancouver Service Back in September
The Maple Leaf returned to Toronto on June 27 for the first time since 2020
July 13, 2022
San Luis & Rio Grande On The Auction Block
The railroad has been operated by a bankruptcy trustee for the last few years.
July 13, 2022
VIA Avoids Strike, But Labor Stoppage Looms in the U.S.
While VIA Rail Canada struck a deal to avoid a strike, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen voted to walk off the job within a week.
July 12, 2022
California Short Line Sets Up Shop Elsewhere After Spat With Town
The Sierra Northern announced that it had set up shop in Santa Paula, Calif last week.
July 11, 2022
Nevada Northern Fires Up Baldwin Diesel
Kennecott VO-1000 801 was fired up for the first time in nearly four decades on July 1.
July 8, 2022
Unions Issue Strike Notice to VIA Rail
Approximately 2,400 railroaders could walk off the job on Monday. The possible strike comes as relations between unions and management sour across North America.
July 8, 2022
Class One Service Woes Continue Out West
The STB extended a directive last week forcing Union Pacific to continue providing emergency service to Foster Poultry Farms.
