WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans with transportation oversight authority — House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) and Rail Subcommittee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) — want to transfer ownership of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor to the private sector as the first step toward dismantling Amtrak and privatizing rail passenger service in the U.S. The [...]
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Amtrak privatization scheme voiced in House
May 27, 2011
Filed Under: Amtrak/Commuter, Amtrak/Commuter News, News, Recent Updates, Washington Tagged With: Amtrak, Amtrak privatization, congress, intercity rail passenger service, northeast corridor, ownership, privatization
Who owns the railroads
January 21, 2009
By Assistant President Arty Martin andGS&T Kim Thompson Among the most difficult challenges facing us in 2009 arrives in November, when we exchange Railway Labor Act Section 6 notices with the carriers — the list of each side’s demands for the next collective bargaining round. Our national rail contract is open for renewal on Jan. [...]
Filed Under: Amtrak/Commuter, Leadership Messages, News Tagged With: Banks, BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, norfolk southern, ownership, railroads, Railway Labor Act, Union Pacific


