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Union, BCMEA find common ground to end month-long strike at key Canadian West Coast ports

UPDATED/From News Releases A month-long strike of port workers in Western Canada ended in early August, restoring container traffic to two of the country’s busiest gateways. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada members voted nearly 75 percent percent in favor of a settlement with the …

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ScaleTrains boosts freight car offerings with purchase of ExactRail; first N, HO runs in production

ScaleTrains announced last week that it acquired ExactRail, a manufacturer of HO- and N-scale freight cars and bridges. The addition nearly doubles ScaleTrains’ freight car offerings, the company said in a statement. ScaleTrains was to announce the first N-scale freight car later in June at …

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New CPKC from Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger approved to start in mid-April

From News Releases The new CPKC, formed by last week’s Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, is expected to begin operations April 14 but will be under the watchful eye of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The STB concluded a lengthy review and approved the merger …

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Union Pacific, NS latest railroads to reach union agreements for paying workers for sick time

Updated March 3 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern reached agreements in recent weeks with unions to pay workers for time off related to sickness. In February, NS reached deals with the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, one of the industry’s largest unions, and National …

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CSX reaches agreements with two more unions on paid sick leave for railroad workers

Updated Feb. 10, 2023 CSX said on Friday that it has struck deals with two additional railroad unions to provide paid sick leave to its employees. The agreements were reached with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents railroad machinists, and …

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Atlas Model Railroad Co. adds to vehicle line, purchases HO-scale tooling from River Point Station

HILLSIDE, NJ — Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. announced today that it has purchased the HO-scale vehicle tooling along with designs for certain previously unannounced products from River Point Station Fine Scale Models. The deal follows Atlas’ purchase of RPS’s N-scale line two years ago. …

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