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Bobby Bonds, Operation RedBlock founder, 1953-2015

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Robert “Bobby” Bonds, 61, of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., founder of Operation RedBlock, the internationally recognized substance abuse prevention and intervention program for railroad employees, died at...

Metra to use $14 million TIGER grant to replace Fox River Bridge

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded Metra a $14 million grant through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery VII (TIGER) program, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced yesterday. The...

Ronnie Rhodes reelected General Chairman of UP-Central GCA

  CLEVELAND, October 28 — Ronnie E. Rhodes was reelected by acclamation to his second full term as General Chairman at the Union Pacific-Central Region General Committee of Adjustment’s quadrennial meeting in Little Rock, Ark., October 21-22, 2015. All...