U.S. Class 1 rail employment rose in August
According to data from the Surface Transportation Safety Board, Class 1 railroad employment rose in August to its highest level since December 2020.
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Is Class 1 rail employment growing?
For the most part, the employment story at U.S. railroads during the past couple of years has been dismal. The words fear, layoff, furlough, cut, and fire have peppered nearly all news stories on the subject. PSR “adjustments” and Covid have mostly driven the reduction in the workforce.
Class 1 rail employment up a tad in February
After over a year of continuous declines in Class 1 railroad employment, two things happened in February 2021.
Uptick in rail employment between July and August
For nearly a year, RT&S and other news outlets have reported continuous annual and monthly declines in rail employment. As the pandemic has impacted business activity and PSR has resulted in the
June brings lowest Class 1 employment levels since 2012 – will they get worse?
It should come as no surprise that Class 1 rail employment posted another drop in June. The double whammy of the pre-pandemic recession and COVID-19 lockdowns has stifled economic activity, and the
Railroad employment continues to shrink
Since before the worldwide pandemic hit, rail employment levels had been shrinking for many months. Declining traffic volume, especially reductions in coal movements, were considered the key culprits. Now, add the horrific
U.S. rail employment continues to nosedive
FreightWaves is reporting that railroad employment in the United States, which has been falling continuously during the past year, continues to nosedive. January 2020 saw a 12.4 percent decrease in employment compared
Rail employment drops again in December
FreightWaves is reporting that Class 1 rail employment in December 2019, 131,486 workers, was the lowest number since January 2012. This data was provided by the Surface Transportation Board. These numbers represent
Rail employment hits new low in November
Freightwaves is reporting that Surface Transportation Board data indicates that November 2019 Class 1 employment totals were 133,225, or 10.6% lower than November 2018.
Rail employment down 7.63% from September 2018 to September 2019
According to Surface Transportation Board statistics, the total number of railroad employees dropped from 148,171 in September 2018 to 136,865 in September 2019. That is 11,306 fewer employees, or -7.63% year over year.
T&E employment up 7.47 percent in March
Train and engine employment on major U.S. railroads climbed by almost 7.5 percent in March 2011 to 62,627, versus March 2010, according to U.S. Surface Transportation Board data.
The 7.47 percent increase in train and engine employment is more than double the increase in any other craft.
The total Class 1 workforce totaled almost 156,000 in mid-March 2011, up almost 4.5 percent from March 2010.
The increased headcount reflects the rise in carloadings, especially intermodal, and an economy climbing out of recession.
LA Metro Launches Website For Women in Construction
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TriMet celebrates first new MAX station in 9 years following A Better Red construction near Gateway
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Editor’s Commentary: Women In Rail –– Progress, But a Long Way to Go
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USDOT Awards $645MM in Rural Rail Grants
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Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves Federal Grants
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Production of Amtrak Airo™ Trains ‘Boosting Business Nationwide’
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DART Starts Construction at 12th Street Station Ahead of Future Silver Line Project
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MTA Audit of LIRR Shows Excessive Work Hours and Severe Fatigue
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LA Metro Sets Opening Date for Regional Connector
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on May 22 announced that the $1.8 billion Regional Connector transit project, which will take riders from Azusa to Long Beach and from East L.A. to Santa Monica on one train, will officially open to the public on June 16.