(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 2020. Dennis Lafferty is a member of BLET Division 71 in Philadelphia.)
PHILADELPHIA — Dennis and Susan Lafferty of Fox Chase will soon celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The ceremony last fall was Pennsylvania Railroad-themed, with guests’ names written in white, swirly font on placards that looked like train tickets — an homage to Dennis Lafferty’s late father, who retired after decades in the industry. Dennis Lafferty, 56, followed in his father’s footsteps and has been a locomotive engineer on SEPTA Regional Rail since the 1990s. But as they start their life together, he and Susan, 42, worry that Dennis’ longtime employer isn’t putting his safety first during the coronavirus pandemic.
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