April 8, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, April 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Fourteen Congressional lawmakers are pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to consider the health and safety recommendations given by the rail unions...
April 8, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WCVB, April 7, 2020) BOSTON — The number of coronavirus cases among Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority staff is rising. The MBTA confirms 35 employees are battling symptoms of COVID-19. Two have recovered from the virus, and one...
April 8, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Jersey News 12, April 7, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — A longtime train conductor has become the first New Jersey Transit employee to die from complications related to COVID-19, officials announced Tuesday. Joe Hansen worked on the Raritan Valley Line, and was...
April 7, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Linn’s Stamp News, April 6, 2020) SIDNEY, Ohio — The readers of Linn’s Stamp News let their affinity for issues celebrating historic events show through in their selection of the three stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1869 completion of the...
April 7, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Sioux City Journal, April 6, 2020) SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The City of Sioux City will fund a greater portion of the cost of two railroad signal safety projects, after BNSF Railway Company said it will no longer provide a 5 percent match. Full story: Sioux City...
