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Mo. survey shows passenger rail, rail safety are a priority for voters
The SMART Transportation Division Missouri State Legislative Board released the results of a survey showing that 76 percent of Missouri residents support continual funding of Amtrak. The survey also shows that Missourians support two-person crews. The survey was conducted by [...]Canadian safety board addresses train crew fatigue
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), put train crew fatigue on its 2016 watch list. The list identifies key safety issues in Canadian transportation. TSB Chairperson Kathy Fox told Reuters that the board would push for concrete action, including the creation of pr [...]
FRA investigates conductor death in Miss.
Christopher Ross Hubbard, age 36, died on Sunday morning, October 30, during an accident that occurred as he and the engineer were performing a routine track switch near the town of Artesia, Miss. Hubbard, from Cottondale, Ala., was a conductor on the Alabama Southern trai [...]Six dead in Baltimore bus transit crash
According to an NPR.org report, a school bus – with no children on board – crashed into a Maryland Transit Association bus carrying dozens of commuters. Six people were killed and several were injured. Click here to read the complete article. Photo: Patrick Seman [...]
Light Commercial CBA Helps NJ Local Put 50 to Work
Almost 50 members are working across northern New Jersey thanks to tenacity from their local and a market-oriented agreement covering light commercial work. Sheet Metal Local 22 (Union, Morris, Somerset and Sussex Counties NJ) originally partnered with Quality Construction on [...]
SMART GP Sellers Fires Up Nevada Rally
Sellers focused on the grassroots efforts underway in Nevada and across the United States as SMART members have taken the lead in ensuring their voices are heard on election day. Click here to view the videoCalif. tour bus crash kills 13, dozens injured
CNN reports that a tour bus operated by USA Holiday slammed into the back of a tractor trailer, killing 13 and injuring 31 more. The bus was returning to Los Angeles from a casino Sunday when the crash occurred at approximately 5:15 a.m. The bus operator was killed and the tr [...]