Posts by William Wallace
Gateway 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
Read MoreBerkshire Hathaway profit falls as underwriting loss offsets BNSF gains in 2Q 2017
(Source: Reuters, August 4, 2017) NEW YORK — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday reported a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit, as lower investment gains and a loss from insurance underwriting offset improvement in its BNSF railroad business. BNSF saw profit rise 24 percent to $958 million, helped by high single-digit percentage increases…
Read MoreSpecial Investigation Report on Railroad and Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection
(source: ntsb.gov) Summary Abstract During 2013, 11 railroad roadway workers died while doing their jobs, representing the largest number of railroad roadway workers killed while on duty in 1 year since 1995, when 12 died. Also in 2013, four rail transit roadway workers died. This special investigation report describes the results of a National Transportation…
Read MoreSolaris inks seven-year transloading agreement
(source: Progressive Railroading 08/04/2017) Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc. on Wednesday announced a new seven-year transloading agreement with an exploration and production operator in the Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin Canadian and Kingfisher Counties (STACK) oil play in Oklahoma. Under the agreement, the operator will provide minimum quarterly proppant volumes through a new facility that Solaris is developing…
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