Archive for August 7, 2017
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UP apologizes after Iowa crossing blocked for more than 7 hours
(Source: Associated Press, August 6, 2017) MASON CITY, Iowa — Union Pacific has apologized for a train that blocked a northern Iowa railroad crossing for more than seven hours. Full story: www.kcrg.com Monday, August 07, 2017
Read MoreNew WA pulp mill rail-served
(source: Railway Age 08/04/2017) Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor Construction is slated to start this month on a $184-million wheat straw pulp mill in Southeast Washington state, the first of its kind and the first new pulp facility of any kind in the state in years. The Columbia Mill, on a Union Pacific line northeast…
Read MoreGateway chess game stalls Batory FRA confirmation
(Source: Railway Age, August 5, 2017) NEW YORK — Confirmation of career-railroader Ronald L. Batory as Federal Railroad Administrator has been delayed by New Jersey and New York’s Senate delegation—Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kirsten Gillibrand ((D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)—over what they say is concern that the federal government will not…
Read MoreTrump halts U.S. effort to combat trucker, rail worker sleep disorders
(Source: Bloomberg, August 5, 2017) NEW YORK — The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents. Full story: www.msn.com Monday, August 07, 2017
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