Cleanup of CP derailment will continue into summer, city officials say
Cleanup of a Canadian Pacific derailment in Plymouth, Minn., will last into the summer and “cause ongoing disruption and noise for surrounding neighbors,” city officials have said. In a news release, the city said the length of the process is “due to the size and scope” of the 22-car derailment which occurred Sunday [see “Derailment blocks Canadian Pacific main line …,” Trains News Wire, March 8, 2021]. CP is scheduled to start building a temporary road today that will extend from Pineview Road to the accident site, allowing the railroad to remove the derailed cars while continuing operations on the reopened main line. Pineview Road will remain closed near the accident site because of the CP heavy machinery working in the area.
Man killed trying to take bicycle under moving train, police report
New Orleans police report a man was killed Tuesday night when he attempted to take his bicycle under a slow-moving CSX train, became caught underneath, and was dragged several blocks. KLFY-TV reports the victim, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim was withheld pending notification of next of kin. CSX Transportation told the station the incident occurred about 3:55 p.m. and offered “our deepest sympathies to those impacted by this tragic incident.”
Metro-North fires employee charged with involvement in storming of Capitol
The Metro-North Railroad has fired an employee who allegedly called in sick to participate in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. WINS Radio reports the firing of Will Pepe, who was arrested Jan. 12 for reportedly entering the Capitol, was announced in a statement from Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi, who said “the apparent participation by one of our employees was unacceptable and inconsistent with Metro-North’s values. After affording Mr. Pepe the due process to which he was entitled under his collective bargaining agreement, we have terminated him today for conduct unbecoming to a Metro-North employee.” Pepe had been suspended without pay while the agency investigated the case.
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