Archive for February 7, 2018
BNSF reports record year for economic development
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/07/2018) BNSF Railway Co.‘s customers invested nearly $7.7 billion in new or expanded facilities in 2017, the Class I announced yesterday. Last year marked the seventh consecutive year that BNSF customers and local economic development organizations invested more than $1 billion in a calendar year on new or expanded facilities. The investments…
Read MoreNTSB: Sleep apnea probable cause of NJ Transit, LIRR accidents
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/07/2018) Two commuter-rail accidents at train stations in the New York City were caused by engineer fatigue resulting from undiagnosed sleep apnea, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined yesterday. The Sept. 29, 2016, accident involving a New Jersey Transit train at the terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, killed one person and injured 110. The MTA Long…
Read MoreSix former MMA employees plead guilty to federal charges in Lac-Megantic disaster
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/07/2018) Six former employees of the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Co. and the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Railway Ltd. (MMA) pleaded guilty to violations of the Railway Safety Act in connection with the July 2013 train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Transport Canada announced Monday. Charges were brought against the individuals, including senior…
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