May 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2020) The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging Congress and the Trump administration to provide $23.8 billion in additional emergency funding to help U.S. public transit agencies continue to provide...
May 13, 2020 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Source: Forbes, May 12, 2020) NEW YORK — A railway worker in London died last month after being spat on by a man who claimed to have coronavirus, the worker’s union announced Tuesday, raising questions about the safety of essential workers as the country looks to...
May 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(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...
May 13, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, May 12, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific is shuttering its Cold Connect service, which shuttled reefer cargo from the West Coast to a facility in New York, the company confirmed to Supply Chain Dive Monday. Cold Connect was sold as a...
May 13, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 12, 2020) ALBANY, N.Y. — Union Pacific Railroad has closed its Cold Connect operation, the former Railex that delivered produce and other perishables from the West Coast to its distribution center at the Rotterdam Industrial Park. Most...
