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Southern Pacific Railroad: California Southern Extension Railroad: ATSF: 1881 1882 California Southern Railroad: California Western Railroad: CWR 1947 2003 N/A California Western Railroad and Navigation Company: CWR 1905 1947 California Western Railroad: Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad: CPLT 1911 1986 N/A Carrizo Gorge Railway: CZRY ...
July 1895 issue of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Journal, the monthly magazine of the BLE.. Originating as fraternal benefit societies to provide life insurance, sickness benefits, and social interaction for their members, the so-called "Big Four" railroad brotherhoods gradually evolved into trade unions dealing with wages, hours, and safety standards.
The first tier is based on combined railroad retirement and social security credits, using social security benefit formulas. The second tier is based on railroad service only and is comparable to the pensions paid over and above social security benefits in other industries. The railroad unemployment insurance system was also established in the ...
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc. (NRC) is a trade association in the railroad and rail transit construction industry. The NRC is a non-profit trade association, governed by a board of directors and administered by the Washington, D.C., government relations firm, TGA AMS.
Cover of the 1867 debut issue of the Monthly Journal, official organ of the B of LE.. An early attempt to form a union for locomotive engineers was made on 6–9 November 1855 at a meeting in Baltimore at which it was agreed to form a "National Protective Association of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the United States".
The Modesto and Empire Traction Company (reporting mark MET) is a Class III short-line railroad operating in California's San Joaquin Valley. It is owned by the Beard Land & Investment Company; the Beard family has always owned the railroad. The Beards also created the Beard Industrial Park where the MET's customers are located.
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Amtrak California (reporting mark CDTX) is a brand name used by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail for three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes in California – the Capitol Corridor, the Pacific Surfliner, and the San Joaquins [1] – and their associated connecting network of Amtrak Thruway transportation services.