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Crew injured, diesel fuel spilled into river when BNSF train derails in remote Wyoming canyon
(Source: Wyoming Star-Tribune, February 5, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — A coal train collision on Monday sent two locomotives partially into the North Platte River, potentially contaminating the waterway with thousands of gallons of diesel in a remote canyon north of the...
“Half of me is gone now:” Brother mourns twin killed in CP derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The twin brother of Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer says he feels like a part of him is missing after a Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway crew died in a tragic train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border. “I feel...
“It was not anything the crew did:” Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says CP Rail train began rolling on its own before derailment that killed 3 crew members
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The Canadian Pacific Rail train that derailed and crashed near Field, B.C., killing three crew members, accelerated out of control after its brakes released without warning, investigators with the Transportation...
Editorial: Amtrak should drop opposition to W.Va. New River train
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, February 5, 2019) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Amtrak has a base of loyal customers that many other businesses would love to have. Unfortunately for Amtrak, that base is too small. On top of that, much of its equipment is outdated. And the nation's...
FRA refuses blame for NJ Transit woes
(Source: www.nj.com, February 4, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit doesn’t need federal approval to resume service on three suspended rail lines that were sidelined for months to install Positive Train Control, Federal Railroad Administration officials said. The...
Hostile shirtless man hops on moving Amtrak train and tries to stop it
(Source: Sacramento Bee, February 4, 2019) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man was shirtless, under the influence and “exhibiting hostility” Monday when he hopped on a moving train, putting passengers and workers in jeopardy, deputies said. Amtrak train...
NTSB publishes its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Most Wanted List, the NTSB’s premier advocacy tool, identifies the top safety improvements that can be made across all modes to prevent accidents, minimize injuries,...
NTSB says “no more extensions” for PTC
(Source: CNN, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad accident investigators are warning that further delays in installing crash prevention technology will continue to put travelers at risk of deadly accidents caused by human errors. The National Transportation...
Union leaders say UP cuts affect 118 employees at Bailey Yard
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, February 4, 2019) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Furloughs and other job cuts over the past two weeks have affected 118 employees at the Union Pacific Railroad’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, according to interviews with several local union...
CP Rail identifies workers killed in B.C. derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 4, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — The three Canadian Pacific Rail workers killed in a train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border on Monday have been identified as a Calgary-based crew. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell...
