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UP to operate special train for state of Nebraska’s 150th anniversary
(Source: Union Pacific press release, February 17, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Today, Gov. Pete Ricketts, First Lady Susanne Shore, and Union Pacific Chairman, President, and CEO Lance Fritz announced the seven communities selected as stops along the route for the...
Rail safety officials complain motorists often ignore crossing danger
(Source: Post-Tribune, February 17, 2017) CHICAGO — At 2:50 a.m., in the still of the autumn morning, Julie Rothenberg, then a 17-year-old senior at Andrean High School, drove with two girlfriends over an unguarded railroad crossing on Hendricks Street in Merrillville...
CN track maintenance union applauds Gogama derailment report
(Source: CBC News, February 17, 2017) SUDBURY — The United Steelworkers says it supports a Transportation Safety Board report on the 2015 derailment of a train carrying oil in northeastern Ontario. The Steelworkers is the union that represents track and other...
Amtrak officer charged with first-degree murder in shooting of Minnesota man
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, February 17, 2017) ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Amtrak police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Chad Robertson, a Minneapolis man, near a Chicago train station. Full story:...
CN develops technology that could make bitumen transportation safer
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 17, 2017) TORONTO — Shipping oil by rail has earned a spotty reputation in recent years after a series of train derailments across North America resulted in high-profile explosions and environmentally damaging spills. Canadian...
USDOT defers Caltrain electrification funding
(Source: Railway Age, February 21, 2017) NEW YORK — Caltrain has warned that the viability of its project to electrify the 52-mile San Jose-San Francisco corridor may be in jeopardy after newly appointed United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao ordered the...
Two workers win OSHA whistleblower case over wobbly seats at UP
(Source: North Platte Bulletin, February 20, 2017) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad was fined $20,000 on Feb. 15 in favor of an engineer and conductor who said their locomotive seats were too wobbly to safely operate the train. Full story: North Platte...
Michael Ward to retire May 31; CSX appoints Fredrik J. Eliasson as president
(Source: CSX press release, February 21, 2017) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced the decisions of Michael J. Ward, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Clarence W. Gooden, President, to retire from the Company effective May 31, 2017. Fredrik J....
North Platte UP workers pay special tribute to late BLET member
(Source: NBC Nebraska, February 16, 2017. BLET Editor’s Note: Tony Znaniecki, age 43, was a member of BLET Division 388 in North Platte, Neb.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad honored a former employee Thursday morning. At 10 a.m. sharp, the conductors and...
New Amtrak Charger locomotives testing on Cascades route
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2017) NEW YORK — National certification testing of Amtrak’s new Charger locomotive is being conducted by the Washington State Department of Transportation. Full story: Railway Age
