Amtrak train on wrong track in deadly crash; it says freight line controls signals
Amtrak train on wrong track in deadly crash; it says freight line controls signalsby wpjljron
Monday, February 5th, 2018.Amtrak train on wrong track in deadly crash; it says freight line controls signalsA Miami-bound Amtrak train appeared to be on the wrong track when it collided with a freight train in South Carolina early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 116, according to authorities. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon that the track the Amtrak train was […]
A Miami-bound Amtrak train appeared to be on the wrong track when it collided with a freight train in South Carolina early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 116, according to authorities.
ISSS To Hold Virtual Event With Railway Age Contributors
May 25, 2021
ISSS To Hold Virtual Event With Railway Age Contributors Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Sonia Bot, Chief Executive of The BOT Consulting Group Inc., and Tony Zenga, President of both the ISSS Canada Chapter and CMTIGroup Inc., will discuss Safety Doesn’t Happen By Accident: The Case for System Safety in Industry 4.0 at ISSS’s May 26 event.
The International System Safety Society (ISSS) on May 26 will present the first of a three-part virtual series, Safety Doesn’t Happen By Accident: The Case for System Safety in Industry 4.0. The series is based on a white paper republished as three consecutive articles in Railway Age.
NJ Transit settles lawsuits from fatal 2016 Hoboken train crash
Updated May 13, 2021;
The estate of a young mother who was killed by falling debris and three other passengers who were injured after an NJ Transit train slammed through a barrier in Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29, 2016, had their respective multi-million dollar lawsuits settled by the agency on Wednesday.
One person was killed and 108 people were injured in the crash that caused $6 million in property damage.
NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder declined to disclose the amounts of the settlement, saying the cases were still considered “pending litigation.” The settlements approved Wednesday night said each claim was “in excess of $500,000.”
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North County Transit District Executive Director Matthew Tucker will receive a 3.7 percent raise on Dec. 15, boosting his annual base salary to $279,179. He also will receive a one-time performance-based payment of $18,843.
Tucker’s base salary, under an agreement the NCTD board approved in November, will increase to $315,000 on Dec. 15, 2018, and to $330,000 a year later, subject to his satisfactory annual performance evaluation.
This year’s evaluation states that Tucker exceeded expectations in several areas including improved on-time performance by buses and trains, implementation of service changes and fare increases, enhanced security programs, and more.
One area not noted for improvement was overall ridership, which has declined steadily in recent years.