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Mar 16, 2021 William G. Bennett, 79, Duncansville, died unexpectedly on Sunday evening at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Ridgeway, a son of the late George W. and Katherine E. (Morgan) Bennett. He married the former Norma J. Diehl on April 24, 1965, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Altoona. He is survived by his wife, Norma; two sons, William H. Bennett (Teresa) of Hollidaysburg and Christopher K. Bennett Sr. (Cindy) of Duncansville; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was the last s...

Image Courtesy of Atlas.  By Railroad Model Craftsman Staff Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc. has announced that it is releasing a new run of its HO scale General Electric U30C locomotive that will feature all-new tooling.  While Atlas has offered Phase II and Phase III U30C models before, this run will represent a Phase 1 version of the locomotive, of which there were 24 built.  The first U30Cs were built with a radiator design outwardly similar to U28Cs, featuring a tall rectangular section si...

Mar 9, 2021 MESA, Ariz. — Anthony Joseph Toto Jr., 68, died after a brief and unexpected illness, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. Anthony was born Jan. 29, 1953, in Youngstown, to Anthony Joseph Toto and Carmel Mele Toto. He was raised in the nearby town of Niles and attended Niles McKinley High School. As an adult, he lived in the Youngstown area, and briefly in Matthews, N.C., before relocating to Mesa in 2011. Anthony’s careers were many and varied. One...

Supply Side: Clear Blue Technologies International; ContainerPort Group; Hatch Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Clear Blue Technologies International and Metro-Tech Sales and Consulting have provided Illumient solar lights to Conrail to light rail switches at a Greenwich County, N.J., yard. Clear Blue Technologies International and Metro-Tech Sales and Consulting have wrapped up a safety switch lighting project for Conrail; Container...

The freight railroads’ industrywide deployment of technology has been a key factor in headcount fluctuations throughout the decades. But technology’s impact on the number of employees working for the U.S. freight railroads in the future could depend on the railroads’ balance sheet goals or on federal or state intervention, according to industry observers. Historical link between technological advancements and headcount Headcount levels typically reflect market demand for rail service, wi...

Obituary: John Alden Wettstone, 89, of Wallingford - Wallingford, CT - John served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and worked for New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail railroads for many years.

Reply (Image via Wallingford Funeral Home) NORTH HAVEN, CT - From Wallingford Funeral Home) John Alden Wettstone, 89, of Wallingford, formerly of North Haven, passed away February 14, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Roberta "Bobbie" (Balsinger) Wettstone. John was born on September 15, 1931, in Fremont, OH, the son of the late John and Donna (Ogle) Wettstone. He is survived by his loving children; Donna Klimowicz of Cheshire, CT, Cathleen (Gary) Shomsky of Grand Rapids, MI, David...

By TONY LARUSSA | The Tribune-Review, Greensburg | Published: March 2, 2021 GREENSBURG, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — Like many young people of his generation, David Russell Tyson answered the call to serve his country during World War II when he was still a high school junior. After 77 years — and just two days shy of his 95th birthday — the Navy veteran finally received his diploma. During a brief ceremony at Tysons home in McCandless on Feb. 26, North Hills School District Superinten...

North Hills School District photo David Russell Tyson and his wife, Jean, with North Hills Superintendent Pat Mannarino on Feb. 26, after receiving an honorary diploma from the former West View High School. Tyson was a junior when he left school in 1944 to enlist in the Navy. North Hills School District photo David Russell Tyson left high school as a junior in 1944 to join the Navy. North Hills School District photo After his discharge from the Navy, David Russell Tyson married Jean Guiden t...

Return of passenger rail to Poconos long overdue | Opinion Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Aerial view of the 111-year-old Paulinskill Viaduct. The 1,100-foot-long, 115-foot-tall seven arch span was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1910. The tracks were removed in 1982 and the Viaduct abandoned. Knowlton, N.J. Oct. 27, 2019.Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share By Bristol Qian Over the years, I’ve always wondered why one of the most prem...