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SMART-TD member passes from coronavirus
(Source: SMART Transportation Division press release, April 8, 2020) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joseph Hansen, a conductor out of Local 60 (Newark, N.J.) who worked for New Jersey Transit (NJT), passed away recently to become the first reported active SMART Transportation Division member to succumb to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Hansen was 62 years old and had…
Read MoreTerminal Railroad Association appoints Tindall president
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/08/2020) The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) has named Ronald Tindall Jr. president. He succeeds Mike McCarthy, who retired at the end of March. Previously, Tindall was compliance officer at Trans-Global Solutions Inc.. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Union Pacific Railroad, where he started as a brakeman, conductor and…
Read MoreRailroads will deliver in war on coronavirus
(Source: www.newsmax.com, April 6, 2020) NEW YORK — Lost among the well-deserved praise for workers on the front lines of healthcare and emergency response is the critical role the logistics sector is playing in curing and comforting our nation. One particularly important set of hidden heroes in the fight against COVID-19 are the 150,000 Americans…
Read MoreStoring crude oil in rail tank cars requires an understanding of federal hazmat regulations
(Source: JD Supra, April 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is awash in oil. The Coronavirus Pandemic has collapsed global demand and at the same time, increased oil production by Saudi Arabia and Russia has caused oil supply to surge. Facing a potential need for storage, Bloomberg is reporting that oil companies are…
Read MoreLawmakers back union’s request for virus protections for rail workers
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/07/2020) A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is asking Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory and Acting Federal Transit Administrator K. Jane Williams to address rail labor officials’ concerns about health and safety protections for rail workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawmakers wrote to the agency heads last week. The letter follows the SMART-Transportation Division‘s petition sent in March…
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