July 6, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Victorville Daily Press, July 1, 2020) APPLE VALLEY, Calif. — Another piece of Virgin Trains USA’s high-speed rail line was secured Tuesday when the company entered into a lease agreement with Caltrans to use existing right of way along Interstate 15 for the...
July 6, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, July 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A federal appeals court upheld a verdict allowing a former BNSF employee to be compensated $3.1 million for an unlawful termination and workplace-related injuries. Full story: Freight...
July 6, 2020 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 2, 2020) Kansas City Southern yesterday announced several organizational changes designed to support the Class I’s ongoing precision scheduled railroading (PSR) strategy and provide development opportunities for several KCS...
July 6, 2020 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 1, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Kyle Fortson has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2020. Mr. Gerald Fauth, III and...
July 6, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 6, 2020) LAC-MEGANTIC — Lac-Megantic will mark the seventh anniversary of a tragic rail disaster that claimed 47 lives by inaugurating a long-planned memorial space. On July 6, 2013, a runaway train hauling tanker cars loaded with...
