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Federal Railroad Administration Launches New Smartphone App to Raise Awareness of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of an iOS smartphone mobile application, the Rail Crossing Locator, which provides the public with easy access to safety information about the nation’s more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings.

The politics of austerity still hold the world in a vise-like grip and today’s employment report provides another view of that failure, despite U.S. job creation barely above what’s needed to accommodate new entrants into the labor market.

Within today’s 7.6% unemployment rate are millions of people who could be building our economy.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has again delayed the effective date of a final rule on adjacent track roadway worker safety. The rule now will go into effect July 1, 2014, instead of July 1, 2013.

In November 2011, the FRA published the final rule, which originally was scheduled to take effect on May 1, 2012.

In response to a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued Safety Advisory 2013–04.

The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program prides itself on delivering the most valuable worker safety training available. Peer Instructors are members of the railroad labor community and take pride in offering the latest and most up-to-date information, teaching techniques and peer support.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The devastating May tornadoes have left most Oklahomans stunned and wondering what they could do to help. United Way of Central Oklahoma advises that monetary donations are the best way to assist.

Amtrak Scores a Win

House Rail Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Denham, R-Calif., said at a hearing on Tuesday that "on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak earns a substantial 'above the rail' operating profit ... Amtrak has also seen significant ridership increases on its state-supported routes which connect metropolitan areas less than 750 miles apart.

Union members living in areas impacted by the tornado that struck the Oklahoma City area and who participate in Union Plus programs may be eligible for financial assistance.

Charles Little, a former United Transportation Union (UTU) international president, died May 15 following a brief illness, the union reported on Friday. He was 77.

The UTU's fifth president, Little was elected in 1995 and re-elected in 1999, and held the top post from Jan. 1, 1996, until his retirement in 2001.

IAM, BLET Mark Milestone Anniversaries

On May 5, 2013, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) marked its 125th anniversary.

On May 8, 2013, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) marked its 150th anniversary.