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(Source: American Journal of Transportation, April 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House overwhelmingly passed two bipartisan railroad data and information security bills: H.R. 4921, the “STB Information and Security Act,” and H.R. 4925, the “FRA Safety Data Improvement Act.” H.R. 4921, the “STB Information and Security Act,” is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell…

(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, April 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday a fatigued train conductor’s failure to properly line a switch is the probable cause for the April 28, 2015 collision of two Southwestern Railroad freight trains near Roswell, New Mexico. The engineer of the striking train…

(Source: Lexington Herald-Leader, April 5, 2018) LEXINGTON, Ky. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. filed suit against two crew members whom it says were negligent and failed to prevent a March 18 train crash and derailment in Georgetown. Full story: Lexington Herald-Leader Friday, April 6, 2018

(Source: Cook County Herald, April 4, 2018) CHICAGO — A federal judge has said a man who had been denied employment by a railroad because he was too obese can continue his lawsuit accusing the railroad company of disability discrimination. Full story: Cook County Herald Thursday, April 5, 2018

(Source: World-Grain.com, April 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association said the railroad oversight board has taken positive steps to push Class I railroads to reverse three months of decreasing rail service quality and “excessive charges” that shippers and receivers of grains, oilseeds and grain products say shifted supply chains to…