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‘It broke their lives:’ Lac-Megantic residents support acquittals of MMA rail workers
(Source: CBC News, January 19, 2018) SHERBROOKE, Que. — Residents in Lac-Mégantic, Que., say they support the decision of the jury to acquit three former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) railway employees charged with criminal negligence causing 47 deaths in the...
Teamsters Canada statement on Lac-Megantic verdict
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, January 19, 2018) LAVAL — The Teamsters Union is relieved by the acquittal of three Montreal, Maine & Atlantic workers who were accused of criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Mégantic derailment. The lengthy trial...
Lac-Megantic verdict a tremendous relief for accused and all workers
(Source: United Steelworkers press release, January 19, 2018) LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes today's jury's acquittal of three workers charged in the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) train derailment in the heart of this community that...
Not guilty on all counts: Jury acquits three men accused in Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Canadian Press, January 19, 2018) SHERBROOKE, Que. — A teary-eyed Richard Labrie, one of the three men acquitted Friday in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, paid tribute to the 47 people killed in 2013 and said he hopes the trial delivered the answers they and...
Lake Forest hires special counsel to investigate lobbying payments for Amtrak stop
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 18, 2018) CHICAGO — The Lake Forest City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 16 to hire a special counsel to investigate nearly $200,000 in payments made to a lobbying firm without city council approval. Full story: Chicago Tribune
After 2 fatalities, what’s next for Florida’s Brightline high-speed rail service?
(Source: The (Stuart, Fla.) News, January 18, 2018) BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Jeffrey D. King and Melissa Lavell were struck and killed by Brightline trains six days and less than a half-mile apart. Full story: USA Today
House bill would partially fund PTC, mandate 2018 deadline
(Source: Seattle Times, January 17, 2018) SEATTLE — The federal government would give $2.6 billion to railroads to install emergency train-stopping technologies, so they won’t miss a deadline of December 2018, under a new bill in the U.S. House. Full story: Keene...
Freight car derails in Mexico, falls on house, killing 5
(Source: Associated Press, January 18, 2017) MEXICO CITY — A freight car carrying bulk corn derailed early Thursday in the northern suburbs of Mexico City, killing five people as it rolled over and crushed part of a house near the tracks. The victims were apparently...
Missouri man who stopped Amtrak train in Nebraska faces additional charges
(Source: Nebraska Radio Network, January 18, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — An armed Missouri man who abruptly stopped an Amtrak train in southwestern Nebraska in October faces additional charges. The United States Attorney’s Office in Nebraska reports a grand jury has charged...
Norfolk Southern pushing for ‘more stable’ rail service in 2018
(Source: Reuters, January 18, 2018) LOMBARD, Ill. — Norfolk Southern Corp is working toward a “more stable, resilient” network for 2018 following service issues in recent months, the No. 4 U.S. railroad’s top executive said on Thursday. Full story: Reuters
