Clifford Lawrence AuBuchon 68 years old. Passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at his home in Festus, MO. He was born January 19, 1955 in St Louis, MO. He was the son of the late Emmett and Jeanette (Pashia) AuBuchon. Married to Denise (Mengwasser) AuBuchon on May 21, 1983. Survived By: Wife, Denise E. […]
By Trevor Hughes usatoday.com For decades, railroads have been able to both cut costs and improve safety.But union railroad workers – and federal statistics – suggest we may have reached a tipping point. Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation’s safety in the wake […]
By Natalie Neysa Alund for usatoday.com A train carrying ethanol derailed early Thursday in rural Minnesota, and several cars caught fire, forcing nearby residents to evacuate homes as a precaution. The derailment took place at 1 a.m. in the small city of Raymond, the Raymond Fire Departmentreported. The city is in southwest Kandiyohi County about 110 miles west of Minneapolis. Homes […]
By STEPHEN R. GROVES for apnews.com A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Both Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee peppered Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw with questions about […]
Railroad workers point to corporate greed as the root cause of the recent influx of dangerous train derailments by Alexandra Martinez for prismreports.org Over a dozen trains have derailed across the U.S. in fewer than three months. On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing multiple explosions, toxic chemical leaks, and controlled burns that […]
Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern will create a railroad that links Canada, the United States and Mexico. By Niraj Chokshi and Mark Walker got nytimes.com A federal regulator on Wednesday approved a Canadian freight railroad’s plan to buy an American competitor, a $31 billion deal that will make the railroad the first to operate across North […]
Brian Barr to become UP’s senior vice president of transportation on April 15 Union Pacific today named longtime CSX Transportation executive Brian Barr as its senior vice president of transportation. Barr, who is currently senior vice president of network planning and services at CSX, will join UP on April 15. He will report to Eric […]
Dec 31, 1943 – Mar 11, 2023 Reba Mae Inman entered into rest at her home on Saturday, March 11, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 79 Years, 2 Months, and 11 Days. She was born December 31, 1943 in Arcadia, Missouri, to the late Marvin and Fay (Reed) Swaringim. Reba […]
By Chris Hayes and Kayla Shepperd for fox2now.com St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says he’s been battling for about a decade for the railroads to bring critical safety supplies closer to the city. He said there’s no question we’ll need those supplies. “It’s not if, it’s when. We know it’s going to happen,” Jenkerson […]
By Cooper Burton For fivethirtyeight.com Last Saturday, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Springfield, Ohio, taking out power for over 1,000 people and prompting authorities to issue a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. And no, this wasn’t the one that generated headlines with images of billowing clouds of smoke and toxic runoff in nearby streams. That was the other train that […]