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Lipinski introduces bills addressing blocked rail crossings, train noise
(Source: Freight Waves, March 18, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chicago-area Democrat U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski introduced four bills last week that deal with issues such as blocked highway-rail grade crossings and train noise. The bills were introduced prior to...
Insider buying: CP Rail CEO just bought C$2.8 million in company stock
(Source: Simply Wall St., March 19, 2020) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the President, Keith Creel, recently bought a whopping CA$2.8m worth of stock, at a price of CA$293. That purchase...
FRA amending final rule on commuter, passenger railroad safety programs
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, March 18, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than three years after the Federal Railroad Administration published a final rule that requires commuter and intercity passenger lines to develop and implement system safety programs, FRA is...
From Amtrak to Tennessee whiskey, coronavirus bailout requests top $1 trillion
(Source: Reuters, March 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the coronavirus outbreak threatens to bring U.S. economic activity to a grinding halt, American businesses are jockeying for a financial lifeline from the administration of President Donald Trump. Many have asked...
Forecasters predict economic fallout of coronavirus will bring rail traffic slump
(Source: Trains, March 18, 2020) Railroad traffic is expected to take a hit from the economic fallout surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. International intermodal volumes have declined since China extended its Lunar New Year holiday to slow the spread of the...
Union Pacific closes HQ building in Omaha as office employees work remotely
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, March 19, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — Under call to distance people socially, Union Pacific is taking action, too, at one of Omaha’s largest office buildings. Union Pacific Center will have some 2,000 employees working remotely, leaving fewer than...
NJ Transit office employee isolated after possible coronavirus contact
(Source: www.nj.com, March 18, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — An NJ Transit employee at the agency’s Newark headquarters has been asked to work remotely after the person came in contact with an individual who tested positive for coronavirus, officials confirmed Wednesday. Full...
Two cases of COVID-19 confirmed at CP Rail headquarters in Calgary
(Source: CBC News, March 18, 2020) CALGARY — Two employees at CP Rail's Calgary headquarters have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson. Full story: www.cbc.ca
Union Pacific confirms North Platte employee tested positive for COVID-19
(Source: NBC Nebraska, March 18, 2020) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific spokesperson Raquel Espinoza confirms that a 50-year old man who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17 in Lincoln County is an employee of the railroad. She said that the employee, who works...
Parents charged after viral video captures Pa. family’s near miss with NS train
(Source: Herald-Mail, March 17, 2020) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — The parents of five children recorded by surveillance cameras running on railroad tracks as a train approached in Greencastle last month have been charged with reckless endangering and trespassing. Full story:...
