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Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke

An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire

The Independent UK

Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer

Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world's largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems

The Independent UK

Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

The Independent UK

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Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by testing conductors in trucks

Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado

The Independent UK

Houston to spend millions to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard

Houston's mayor says the city plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases

The Independent UK

Metra service between Chicago and Rockford to begin in 2027

The last time passenger trains connected the two cities was in 1981.

Chicago Sun-Times

Once a junkyard, this LA garden is a healing 'altar' for survivors of violent crime

LOS ANGELES -- Walking into the Survivors Healing Garden on 108th Street, just blocks from Watts Towers, Oya Sherrills radiates calm as she stops to pick up trash that has blown in from the Union Pacific railroad tracks nearby.

Los Angeles Times

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HR leaders should avoid these costly mistakes when using A.I.

A.I. stands to disrupt the HR function, but experts share concerns over risks like bias and data privacy.

Fortune

Railroad industry sues to block new locomotive pollution rules in California

The railroad industry has sued to block new environmental rules in California

The Independent UK

Thirty tonnes of explosive chemicals go missing in the Mojave Desert

Ammonium nitrate can be turned into fertilizer or bombs, and was used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist attack

The Independent UK

Markets Today: Stocks Mixed as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed. The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is down -0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.41%....

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Markets Today: Stocks Slightly Higher as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.04%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are slightly higher. M&A activity today is lifting the overall market after Chevron agreed to buy PDC Energy for...

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US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions

Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

The Guardian - US

California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

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California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule

The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution

Los Angeles Times

The last overnight train between LA and SF ran in 1968. A startup wants to bring it back

The last time an overnight train connected Los Angeles and San Francisco was 55 years ago.

The Independent UK

Regulators say railroads must examine how they build trains

Federal regulators say railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains

The Independent UK

Union Pacific sued after firing rail worker on medical leave

A lawsuit says Union Pacific routinely hires private investigators to check out employees' medical leave claims and then fires anyone who happens to leave their house while they are off

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UP becomes second railroad to drop push for one-person crews

Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry's longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail safety following last month's fiery derailment in Ohio

The Independent UK

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men

Daily Mirror

Two dead after panicked police call from migrants 'suffocating' inside shipping container

Police in Uvalde, Texas, were alerted to a distressing call on Friday afternoon after migrants desperately tried to seek help whilst stuck in a train travelling near the US-Mexico border

The Independent UK

Texas police: Migrants found 'suffocating' in train; 2 dead

Police in South Texas say that two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalized after authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Trains are huge polluters. California regulators should clean them up

Communities near railyards, ports and other freight corridors have long been hit hard by air pollution from dirty, old locomotives. These massive, track-mounted vehicles, which use a diesel generator to power electric motors and move rail cars carrying cargo or passengers, are major polluters, responsible for a growing share of…

The Guardian - US

Leaked audio reveals US rail workers were told to skip inspections as Ohio crash prompts scrutiny to industry

Exclusive: employee says manager told her to stop marking cars for repair, as Ohio derailment brings hard look at industry’s record of blocking safety rules

The Guardian - US

‘Crafting an illusion’: US rail firms’ multimillion-dollar PR push

Norfolk Southern, the company behind the Ohio train crash, and other rail firms spent millions on marketing and lobbying

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