November 11, 2021 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, November 10, 2021) LAREDO, Texas — A Union Pacific Railroad contractor employee was struck and fatally injured on a construction site near Castroville. An employee with W.T. Byler Company was performing bridge work for the Union Pacific...
November 11, 2021 | Accident, CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: The State, November 10, 2021) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A series of ill-fated decisions led to the 2018 death of a South Carolina welder who was hit by a train going 50 miles per hour on tracks near Estill, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final...
November 11, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Bloomberg, November 10, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor stands to receive $30 billion from the recently approved bipartisan infrastructure bill that will be used for improvements including the Gateway tunnel project, according to the...
November 11, 2021 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, November 10, 2021) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today formally opened its state-of-the-art headquarters in Midtown Atlanta following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that featured Governor Brian P. Kemp, Senator Raphael...
November 11, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 29, 2021) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2022 without having their benefits reduced due to increased limits indexed to average national wage...
