TOPEKA (KSNT) - New information is being released Monday morning regarding a train car fire from over the weekend. The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) was called around 6:45 p.m. on April 21 regarding reports of a Union Pacific Railroad train car on fire near NW MacVicar Avenue and NW Water Works Drive. Firefighters arriving at []
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high profile derailments across the industry by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined, federal regulators say. The meddling was so widespread across Union Pacific’s 23-state network […]
The declaration pointed out that end-to-end encryption will jeopardise the ability of tech companies to provide “lawful access” to data of suspected criminals on their service during law enforcement investigations.
PYOTE, Texas — About 20 cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed today (May 1) near the West Texas community of Pyote, KMID/KPED-TV reports. The Ward County Sheriff’s Office reported it responded about 3 p.m. to a report of a derailment adjacent to Interstate 20. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials have []Read More
The regulator will check whether Tesla's fix adequately addressed safety concerns.
Omaha, Neb. — Recognizing the vital role played by its train dispatchers when it comes to safe operations, the Union Pacific Railroad has presented its Guardian Award to nearly 300 dispatchers for their work in 2023. The honored dispatchers work in three locations – Omaha, Neb., San Bernardino, Calif., and Spring, Texas. UP train dispatchers, []Read More
Lawyers from the Police Benevolent Association have filed a lawsuit against NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban and Mayor Adams over recent policy changes relating to the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids by active duty officers. From NY Daily News: The 2011 contract prohibited officers from ingesting or possessing any anabolic steroid or other forms of human growth hormones without a medical prescription. — Read the rest
Trains News Wire spoke with Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena after the railroad’s first quarter earnings call this morning. [See Union Pacific profits improve despite drop in coal.] UP introduced a Service Performance Index that showed how well the railroad met customer commitments during the quarter. The Intermodal Service Performance Index was 95%, while the []Read More
OMAHA Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profits rose despite flat revenue and lower freight volume. “We are pleased to be able to report earnings growth in a tough environment,” CEO Jim Vena told investors and analysts on the railroad’s earnings call this morning. Operating income rose 3%, to $2.3 billion, on flat revenue of $6 []Read More
A widow, Mariam Salami, has lamented the alleged refusal of the police to investigate the death of her husband, Ishola, who was murdered at Ajiran in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Salami, while alive, was opposed to land-grabbing activities in the community. He was, however, attacked and shot dead on Read More
Urea—the main component of human urine—plays an important role in the timing of maturation of sharks, rays and other cartilaginous fish.
Agreement gives leeway to countries heavily reliant on coal and allows power plants fitted with carbon-capture technologyMinisters from the G7 countries agreed on Tuesday to end the use of unabated coal power plants by 2035 – but left the door open for those heavily reliant on coal to breach the deadline.After two days of talks in Turin, Italy, they published a pledge to “phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s” to curb the rise in...