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Pritzker announces Rail Safety Week
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 19—Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed Sept. 19 through Sept. 25, 2022, as Rail Safety Week in Illinois. In recognition, the Illinois Commerce Commission in conjunction with Operation Lifesaver ...
Sen. Casey champions rail safety bills during Darlington Twp. visit
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDARLINGTON TWP. – U.S. Sen. Bob Casey visited Beaver County Friday to promote federal rail safety...
What we know and don't know about the hazards on PA's rails
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment that leaked vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, into...
Illinois Caterpillar workers are threatening to go on strike, blaming poor workplace conditions...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCaterpillarSeth Perlman/ AP Photo Nine days after working at a foundry owned by Caterpillar Steven...
Congressmen, suburbs, Metra disappointed in federal approval of merger expected to bring more...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal regulators have approved a major rail merger expected to bring more freight trains through...
Gov. Pritzker, legislative leaders meet in Springfield for underpass construction kickoff
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPart of the ongoing multi-year Springfield Rail Improvements Program, Gov. JB Pritzker and local...
‘Ticking time-bomb’: Lag in protections for transit workers could hamper hiring and system upgrades
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStacey Berry was recently commuting to work in uniform as a Chicago Transit Authority rail operator...
Four systemic safety issues the East Palestine crash report may point to
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new report on the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, points to several...
Federal government allows Amtrak trains to speed up travel between St. Louis and Chicago
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmtrak will begin offering shorter trips between St. Louis and Chicago now that the federal...
Illinois lawmakers to propose merging Chicago area’s transit agencies, amid CTA complaints and...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Chicago area’s public bus and rail systems would be combined under a measure Illinois lawmakers...