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Permit let rig in N.C. wreck exceed size, weight limit
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2015) HALIFAX, N.C. — The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway Patrol...
State, federal guidelines should have helped avert Amtrak crash in N.C.
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The drivers of an oversize truck and its escort vehicle had as long as 20 minutes to call an emergency number that could have stopped an Amtrak train that was bearing down on the North Carolina...
Conductor finds human arm in Chicago-area rail yard; Officials say it came from Wisconsin suicide
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, March 9, 2015) CHICAGO — A human arm found in a west suburban rail yard in February has been identified as belonging to a person who committed suicide last September in Wisconsin. Full story: Chicago Sun-Times
Wisconsin citizens group goes to court to challenge BNSF’s wetland permit
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2015) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — A group of citizens has gone to court in La Crosse County to try to block BNSF Railway's plans to build tracks through the La Crosse River marsh. Full story: www.startribune.com
Man accused in 2014 Amtrak stabbing spree ruled incompetent for trial
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2015) NILES, Mich. — A man accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train in southwestern Michigan has been found mentally incompetent for trial. Full story: ABC News
Film director pleads guilty at ‘Midnight Rider’ train death trial
(Source: New York Times, March 9, 2015) LOS ANGELES — In a rare assignment of criminal liability for safety violations on a film set, the producer and director Randall Miller on Monday pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Sarah Jones. Ms. Jones...
CP Rail announces ratification of labor agreement with Unifor
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 9, 2015) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific today announced that Unifor members have ratified a labour agreement covering approximately 1,200 active mechanical employees. "This negotiated agreement is fair to both sides...
Obama blasts Scott Walker after governor signs Wisconsin right-to-work law
(Source: Washington Post, March 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama, in a rare move that inserted himself directly into Republican presidential politics, issued a statement Monday night sharply criticizing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for signing a...
Hoffa: Right-to-work in Wisconsin is another step down the wrong road for working families
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on Wisconsin becoming a right-to-work state. “Today, Gov. Scott Walker ignored the will...
EPA responds to Galena oil train derailment
(Source: Environmental Protection Agency press release, March 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency response to the March 5 BNSF oil train derailment continues. U.S. EPA personnel are onsite overseeing response and environmental sampling...
