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A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org 0

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

Celebrate Cabooses and Locomotives at the Southeastern Railway Museum

March 1, 2018 Special to Railfanning.org 0

The Southeastern Railway Museum will hold special events in April and June.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

N.J. Transit Opens New Wesmont Train Station

May 24, 2016 Special to Railfanning.org 0

N.J. Transit opened its newest station, Wesmont Train Station, on Sunday, May 15.

Amtrak Recognized for Workplace Excellence by Forbes Magazine

April 4, 2015 Special to Railfanning.org 0

Amtrak was recently recognized for workplace excellence by earning a spot in Forbes magazine’s first-ever America’s Best Employers 2015.

Southern Museum Receives Railroad Collection of Late Col. James G. Bogle

September 15, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History has received the extensive railroad collection of the late Col. James G. Bogle.

Southern Museum to Host Second Annual Railroad Rendezvous on July 26

July 8, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will celebrate railroads and their unique history during the second annual Railroad Rendezvous this July.

Family Donates 110-Year-Old Medal of Honor to Southern Museum

May 30, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

Descendants of a participant in the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase on Saturday donated a 110-year-old Medal of Honor to the Southern Museum.

Mineta Transportation Institute Says Subways Are Still in Terrorists’ Sights

March 30, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

Mineta Transportation Institute’s (MTI) security experts Brian Michael Jenkins and Bruce Butterworth offerinsight into the history of these kinds of transit attacks based on data collected in MTI’s proprietary database on surface transportation attacks around the world.

Union Pacific Elects Dillon to Board of Directors, Names Chairman

March 20, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

David B. Dillon, chairman of The Kroger Co., has been elected to the board of directors for Union Pacific Corp. The appointment is effective immediately. The board also voted to elect the company’s chief executive officer Jack Koraleski, chairman of the board. Dillon, 62 has served in a variety of leadership roles within The Kroger Co., beginning in 1990 with his appointment as executive vice president. In 1995, Dillon was named president and chief operating officer and he served as chief executive officer from 2003-2013. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, employs 375,000 associates who serve customers in more than 3,700 supermarkets,

March 22 Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Excursion to Benefit Kennesaw Museum Foundation

March 1, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org 0

Proceeds from the March 22 excursion on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway will benefit the Kennesaw Museum Foundation in its support of the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History.