Railroad companies running thin on labor: Retiring workers, rising fuel prices bring hiring boomDavid Pitt
and any unusual features of the track. An experienced engineer who switches to a new route also has to spend a few months in training to learn the route with an engineer who is familiar with it. In addition, railroad companies provide continuing education so that engineers can maintain their...
There are many railroad companies to choose from. Here are some links to industry leaders. Norfolk Southern Jobs Canadian National Railway CSX Jobs Canadian Pacific Railway Important Links Here are some links for individuals looking to get into the railroad industry. Make sure to read them carefully...
Oberman was critical of UP for planning to curtail its hiring efforts as the economy slows and freight demand weakens. “I think it is stunning after all this that UP would say, you know what, we are going to slow down our hiring,” Oberman says. “They are way behind. A...
Ron Budra, is a third-party adjuster and consulting company hired by insurance companies to inspect, analyze, negotiate and settle railroad damage claims.
Hulcher Services, Inc. has served the freight and passenger railroads, intermodal and logistics companies, grain businesses, coal mines, steel mills and the oil & gas industry since 1963. As one of the original railroad service contractors, Hulcher has a broad range of services and over 30 full...
(Adds comments from companies in eighth paragraph.) Bloomberg Government subscribers get the stories like this first. Act now and gain unlimited access to everything you need to know.Learn more. Labor unions are blaming freight railroad operators for cutting employees to streamline operations, contrib...
Besides land grants along the right-of-way, each railroad was paid $16,000 per mile ($9,940/km) that was built over an easy grade, $32,000 per mile ($19,880/km) in the high plains, and $48,000 per mile ($29,830/km) in the mountains. These terms encouraged the companies to...
Brokerage houses and insurance companies bid on the investment securities with a bid bond issued by the GSA. The bid bond is then indemnified by a surety company through performance and payment bonds. The bid, performance and payment bonds are then underwritten by the banks as investment ...
Shippers, who depend on railroads to move their goods, including many of the nation’s largest companies, are on record complaining about the quality of railroad service in testimony and filings to the Surface Transportation Board, one of the federal agencies that oversees railroads. ...