Archive for August 9, 2017
Union Pacific ranks No. 1 in Soy Transportation Council’s report card
(source: Progressive Railroading 08/09/2017) Union Pacific Railroad ranked as the top performer while Canadian Pacific ranked last in the Soy Transportation Coalition‘s (STC) seventh annual survey of Class I performance. UP was regarded as the top performing railroad for the fifth time. Survey respondents ranked CP in seventh place for the six year in a row, STC officials said in a…
Read MoreFormer FRA chief says lives at risk if no sleep tests for train engineers
(Source: Associated Press, August 8, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk. Full story: ABC News Wednesday, August 09, 2017
Read MoreSenate confirms Sumwalt as NTSB chair
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 8, 2017) The U.S. Senate late last week confirmed Robert Sumwalt’s nomination to a two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Full story: Progressive Railroading Wednesday, August 09, 2017
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