Talks to resume on NJ Transit strike Saturday, says railroad leader
Negotiations between train engineers on strike and New Jersey’s major commuter railroad will continue on Sunday after a day of “constructive” yet tough discussions on Saturday. “We’ve agreed to pause formal talks today, but we’re eager to resume discussions tomorrow,” stated NJ Transit president and CEO Chris Koruli in an afternoon announcement. “Today’s conversation has […]
Alabama railroad operator says engineer didn’t see 3 homeless men killed by train
The train engineer who struck and killed three homeless men on railroad tracks off the Alabama coast said he never saw them or knew he had hit them. alabama port authority Talk to WALA-TV A second engineer, who had a different view of the tracks, discovered the body more than six hours later on Tuesday […]
Video shows moment van narrowly avoids getting smashed by train after crossing railroad tracks
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SUV driver’s joyride on New York railroad tracks ends in fiery wreck: police
A New York City man is believed to have been drunk in an SUV driving along railroad tracks, causing the vehicle to burst into flames, police said. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department, Basilio Hidalgo, 40, drove an SUV onto the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train at about 4:52 p.m. Sunday, causing […]
Schumer now pleads for bi-partisanship having promised to railroad Democrat agenda through
Although Republicans jumped to a red spot with a trifecta of wins in last week's elections, effectively capturing the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's pre-election hype asserted a Democratic victory. It shows a different tone. It could pass the Senate and then eliminate the filibuster and […]
Biden-Harris Admin Calls On Railroad Giants To Give Workers Benefit That It Tanked Years Ago
President Joe Biden's administration is calling on the three major freight railroads to guarantee paid sick leave to employees, even as they cut benefits to avoid a 2022 railroad strike. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su I wrote a letter On Wednesday, it urged railroad giants CSX, Canadian National Railway and […]
Bottom Line: Railroad giant lobbies up for drones
Drone BNSF Railway Company Hired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld The railroad giant will lobby on issues related to “U.S. drone security solutions.” Build it The company has been operating drones for years to inspect infrastructure, accidents and other assets, and just won a new exemption from the FAA for flying drones beyond visual […]
Video shows moments before deputies fatally shoot man armed with railroad spike at Florida church
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) says a man who threatened people inside a Florida church was shot and killed by officers after “less-than-lethal measures were ineffective.” “Ta”. HCSO said in a press release that the deputy-involved shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Divine Mercy Prayer Center in Plant City. Body camera footage […]
MT trial against railroad company begins after thousands exposed to asbestos
Warren Buffett’s trial against BNSF Railway begins Monday over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a small northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine. For decades, the W.R. Grace & Company mine near Libby produced contaminated vermiculite, exposing residents to asbestos, making thousands […]
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — When Paul Resch was a kid, he spent his time walking through asbestos through the northwestern Montana town of Libby, just yards from the railroad tracks that kicked up dust as trains carried pollutants from mountaintop mines. I remember playing baseball on fields made of contaminated vermiculite. During long days along the […]