MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific and the United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1976, representing 1,100 clerical and intermodal workers, have announced the ratification of a three-year contract settlement.
The agreement provides for a six per cent wage increase for the three years spanning 2010 to 2012.

WASHINGTON — Transportation fatalities in the United States decreased by almost 10 percent in 2008 from 2007, according to preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
This marks the third consecutive year of decreasing transportation fatalities.
“While the statistics reveal an encouraging trend line, there is still much work to be done to ensure that [...]

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has launched a new Web site focusing on the benefits of its corridor and public-private partnership projects.
The Web site, TheFutureNeedsUs.com, describes projects to increase rail freight transportation capacity and improve mobility and the environment. Information is provided for projects in Alabama, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, [...]

ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern unveiled the latest in alternative energy locomotive technology at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa. NS 999 is a prototype 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive that relies solely on rechargeable batteries for power.
“At Norfolk Southern we strongly subscribe to the view that sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint are solid [...]

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board announced it has issued its decision calculating the railroad industry’s cost of capital for 2008.
In Railroad Cost of Capital — 2008, STB Ex Parte No. 558 (Sub-No. 12), the Board found that the rail industry’s after-tax cost of capital for 2008 was 11.75 percent. Last year, [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — CSX Intermodal (CSXI) has begun two new international services that link Buffalo, N.Y., to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and Philadelphia, Pa.
The services, which started Sept. 21, utilize the new CSXI Buffalo Terminal opened in 2008, with the support of the New York Department of Transportation and [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — CN announced the completion of the $100 million multi-year construction project to reconfigure and modernize its Memphis rail classification yard.
“This project transformed an aged, inefficient rail yard into a state-of-the-art, effectively designed major terminal capable of handling existing and future traffic quickly and efficiently,” said CN executive vice-president Claude Mongeau, who [...]

MARIETTA, Ga. – A number of organizations – Operation Lifesaver, the U.S. Department of Transportation and major railroad companies – joined together to launch the Common Sense campaign. The initiative aims to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured when trespassing around tracks and trains.
The campaign is targeted toward 18-34 year olds.
“Young [...]

NEWARK, N.J. — The N.J. Transit Board of Directors approved a study that explores the feasibility of extending Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service farther west in Jersey City. The line would extend from its current western terminus at West Side Avenue Station across Route 440 to a redevelopment zone along the Hackensack Riverfront.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority unanimously approved an application for more than $4.5 billion in federal stimulus funding for engineering, design and construction on the state’s high-speed train system – generating an investment of $9.1 billion when state matching funds are added.