September 9, 2024 - Norfolk Southern Corporation (“NS”) opened an investigation into allegations of potential misconduct by Chief Executive Officer Alan Shaw amid claims he was involved in an inappropriate workplace relationship. Read more information by clicking HERE.
August 27, 2024 - Sojitz Corporation (“Sojitz”) has acquired full ownership of Washamerica Inc. (Head Office: Texas, U.S.; Brand Name: BW Services; “BWS”) through Sojitz Corporation of America, a fully owned subsidiary of Sojitz. BWS is a U.S. company that operates a railcar repair business. Sojitz has an established presence in the railcar repair business in Canada and is expanding its repair network into the Southern U.S. through this acquisition of BWS. Read more information by clicking HERE.
August 19, 2024 - RailTech Software Systems announces that effective today, If you purchase Rail21 or Invoice21Plus, and you do not get all your money back within 12 months of the purchase date, all future payment obligation, on the purchase only, are removed! This is a limited time offer and RailTech Software Systems reserves the right to cancel this offer at anytime for any reason without prior notice! Contact RailTech Software Systems for details.
December 11, 2023 - RailTech Software Systems releases its latest program, Invoice21Plus with, limited time, special pricing. This program has set audits and allows you to create your own single and/or multi-line audits, it will create exception letters, manages shops and shop pricings, creates Depreciated Value Statements and much more... Take the Guided Tour above and see what it can do for you. Use the program with no obligation of any kind for 30 days before you make your decision!
October 3, 2023 - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Union Pacific over allegedly firing 21 train conductors and locomotive engineers who failed a company-administered vision test. For more information, click on details
September 11, 2023 - The Union Pacific expects to respond swiftly to recent remarks, (see below), by the head of the Federal Railroad Administration that UP has made “poor” efforts to ensure the safety of its rolling stock, including using locomotives with safety defects and being unwilling to address those defects. Read details
September 11, 2023 - Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer FRA's Amit Bose wrote a letter, dated September 8, 2023, to UP's top three executives Friday expressing his concern that the defects represent a "significant risk to rail safety" on the Union Pacific Railroad.