Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 10/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA's Ries receives Operation Lifesaver's Champion Award Ries is staff director of the FRA's highway-rail crossing and trespasser programs division. Photo – Operation Lifesaver Inc. Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) has presented its Champion Award to the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Ronald…
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Eurostar deploys interactive robot at St Pancras station 24 Oct 2018 EUROPE: Eurostar passengers in the departure area of London St Pancras station can now interact with a humanoid robot to find more information about their journey. Eurostar expects this to be particularly popular with families. The Pepper robot from SoftBank Robotics was supplied by Robots…
(Adds details on union workforce, competition) Oct 23 (Reuters) - Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp said on Tuesday it would cut 475 jobs in the fourth quarter and signaled more workforce reductions to come as it seeks to boost profitability by the end of 2020. Union Pacific, which connects 23 states in the western two-thirds…