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    Workers were performing maintenance duties on top of the bridge back in July 2017 when Holly Gould’s vehicle was approaching W. 86th Parkway.
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    Texas Central now has a date with the Texas Supreme Court regarding its status as a railroad company

     USA
    After originally declining the case, the Supreme Court decided to take it on after reviewing a petition from landowner Jim Miles.

    CN leadership has to go, activist investor insists

     Canada
    Activist investor TCI Fund Management is courting shareholders of Canadian railway CN with a plan that TCI says would refocus the railway to achieve operational excellence while touting the environmental benefits of using railroads over trucks.

    Kansas City Southern suspends earnings guidance amid uncertainties

     Canada
    Kansas City Southern is refraining from adjusting its earnings guidance for the year amid uncertainties over the global chip shortage and teacher protests and supply chain disruptions for refined fuel products in Mexico.

    Rail bridge nominations for IBC award are now open

     Rail Events
    The International Bridge Conference will once again honor a railroad bridge project during its awards night, which will happen during the conference June 17-20, 2022, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Derailment investigation cuts into Metrorail service

     USA
    Reduced Metrorail service is expected to continue until at least Sunday, Oct. 24, as the investigation into the Oct. 12 derailment continues. Beginning tomorrow, trains will operate every 15 minutes on the Red Line and will continue to operate every 30 minutes on all other lines.

    Thales awarded Lisboa signalling contracts

     Europe
    Infraestruturas de Portugal has awarded Thales three contracts to modernise the signalling systems at Lisboa’s Santa Apolónia station and on the Cascais and Oeste lines.

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