March 31, 2020 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: CTV News, March 30, 2020) OTTAWA — Via Rail is elaborating on how it plans to monitor and restrict travelers exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms from boarding its trains. Full story: www.ctvnews.ca
March 31, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 28, 2020) NEW YORK — Following the deaths, on the same day, from coronavirus of a subway conductor and a bus driver, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has secured 75,000 protective masks for its frontline employees. Full...
March 31, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station ABC 6, March 31, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA said it is working closely with employees, unions and public health officials to monitor and address health issues associated with COVID-19 and the transit system. At least 11 SEPTA employees...
March 31, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WBUR, March 30, 2020) BOSTON — Several more transit workers have tested positive for COVID-19 — bringing the total to 18, the MBTA said late Monday. The cases include 10 bus drivers, some subway drivers, one supervisor as well as a fare equipment technician,...
March 31, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Television station WYMT, March 30, 2020) ELKHORN CITY, Ky. — One month ago on February 13, 2020, CSX Transportation freight train K42911, a high-hazard flammable key train carrying denatured ethanol, derailed in Draffin, Ky. Now, a preliminary report from the...
