Posts by William Wallace
BLET picks Cornerstone to manage its Short Term Disability plan
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 30 — The BLET is pleased to announce that Cornerstone Benefits Management and their affiliates have been selected as the Third Party Administrator for the BLET Short-Term Disability (Part A and B) Benefit with MetLife, which was created pursuant to Article IV, Part A, Section 5 of the December 16, 2003 National…
Read MoreWashington Gov. Inslee accepts permit rejection for crude-oil terminal
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/30/2018) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday announced that he has accepted the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council‘s recommendation to reject a permit for Vancouver Energy’s proposed crude-oil terminal. Inslee’s decision followed a lengthy evaluation by the council, which voted in November 2017 to deny a permit for Tesoro Savage Petroleum Terminal LLC — also known as…
Read MoreAmtrak 501 wreck: Engineer “missed” approach sign
(Source: Railway Age 01/27/2018) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The engineer of Amtrak Cascades 501, which derailed on Dec. 18, 2017 in DuPont, Wash., has told the National Transportation Safety Board that he does not recall seeing an approach sign with a speed restriction placed two miles before the 30-mph curve upon which the derailment occurred. The 55-year-old…
Read MoreUP taps former CSX exec Sanborn as regional VP of transportation
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/29/2018) Union Pacific Railroad has hired former CSX executive Cindy Sanborn as UP’s regional vice president of transportation for the West. Sanborn, who will begin her new job on Feb. 16, will succeed Richard Castagna, who will retire after nearly 25 years of service, UP officials said in a press release. Sanborn will lead rail operations…
Read MoreUnion Pacific CEO: Train braking technology is clogging the railway
(Source: Dow Jones Newswires, January 25, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. says new technology meant to prevent train accidents is causing congestion on the railway. The largest U.S. railroad based on revenue is in the midst of implementing positive train control, or PTC, technology, which is designed to automatically stop a train to…
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