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DOT launches new railroad crossing safety ad
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched the “Stop! Trains Can’t” ad targeting young male motorists and encouraging them to act cautiously at railroad...
Jury orders UP to pay former engineer $2 million
(Source: Arkansas Online, January 14, 2017) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Pulaski County jury has ordered Union Pacific Corp. to pay a former engineer $2 million for "severe, painful and disabling" injuries he suffered in a March 2013 train crash. Full story: Arkansas...
Supreme Court to hear BNSF out-of-state injury suit appeal
(Source: Reuters, January 13, 2017) NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to resolve a dispute that could limit where corporations can be sued, potentially delivering a blow to plaintiffs' lawyers seeking to bring cases in friendly courts. Full story:...
California bullet train may be headed to cost overrun, FRA report says
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2017) LOS ANGELES — California’s bullet train could cost taxpayers 50% more than estimated — as much as $3.6 billion more. And that’s just for the first 118 miles through the Central Valley, which was supposed to be the easiest...
OSHA orders BNSF to pay $147,000 for retaliation against worker who reported safety concerns about track defects
(Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, December 28, 2016) DENVER — An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that BNSF Railway Company violated federal law when it...
Teamsters Canada asks fatigued CP Rail employees to come forward
(Source: Calgary Herald, January 13, 2017) CALGARY — The union that represents conductors and engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway is asking employees to come forward if they feel they’ve been forced to go to work tired. On its website, the Teamsters Canada Rail...
BNSF worker from N.D. killed in Montana
(Source: Billings Gazette, January 12, 2017) BROCKTON, Mont. -- Officials identified 54-year-old Robert Walter Vann IV, of Minot, N.D. as the man killed in a head-on collision near Brockton on Tuesday. Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers said Vann worked for...
Program celebrates Nebraska history with story of Union Pacific roundhouses
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, January 13, 2017) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The roundhouses of North Platte were a part of the early history of the Union Pacific Railroad. Rail fans and history buffs packed the North Platte Public Library meeting room on Thursday to learn...
CP Rail coal train derails near Ashcroft, B.C.
(Source: Canadian Press, January 12, 2017) ASHCROFT, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train carrying coal derailed near Ashcroft, B.C., Thursday afternoon. Full story: Vancouver Sun
Kings County renews legal fight against California high-speed rail
(Source: Hanford Sentinel, January 10, 2017) HANFORD, Calif. — Remember the legal battle that put Kings County on the map as a hotbed of anti-California High-Speed Rail Authority sentiment? Well, it’s back. Full story: Hanford Sentinel
