February 08, 2021
Railway Age’s 2021 ‘20 Under 40’ Written by Railway Age Staff
RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: Railway Age is honoring 20 “Fast Trackers” from a pool of more than 100 strong nominations for this year’s 20 Under 40 awards program.
Established in 2016, the annual awards are presented to top North American railroaders under the age of 40 for making an impact in their respective fields or within their companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico. They represent freight and passenger railroads as well as the supply and consultant/contractor and government communities.
For the 2021 awards program,
Railway Age increased the number of honorees from 10 to 20, due to a growing number of entries and top candidates.
Pete Buttigieg, former Presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor, becomes the 19th Transportation Secretary.
The Senate confirmed today, by a vote of 86-13, Pete Buttigieg as the 19th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
“I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate and ready to get to work @USDOT,” Buttigieg, 39, tweeted on Feb. 2.
Buttigieg’s nomination cleared the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation by a 21-3 vote on Jan. 21, just over a month after being selected by then President-elect Joe Biden. Buttigieg tweeted the same day that he looked forward to working with the Committee as “we get to work on infrastructure and building our economy back better.” He is the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet Secretary.
UP via NTSB
On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that an airbrake failure caused the fatal collision between two Union Pacific trains in Granite Canyon, Wyoming.
On Oct. 4, 2018, the collision occurred when the air brakes on an eastbound UP freight train failed while descending a hill.
According to the NTSB, an air flow restriction in the brake pipe caused the air brake system to fail, and the end-of-train device failed to respond to an emergency brake command.
Kinked end-of-railcar air hose on train involved in the November 23, 2018, incident west of Cheyenne, Wyoming.UP via NTSB
The striking train collided with the rear of a standing UP freight train at about 55 mph, causing the lead locomotives of the striking train and railcars of both trains to derail.
This crash in Wyoming involving two Union Pacific trains killed two.
NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board determined on Jan. 25 that an airbrake failure caused the fatal, Oct. 4, 2018, collision between two Union Pacific trains in Granite Canyon, Wyo.
The collision occurred when the air brakes on an eastbound UP freight train failed while descending a hill. The NTSB determined an air-flow restriction in the brake pipe caused the air brake system to fail, and the end-of-train device failed to respond to an emergency brake command. The striking train collided with the rear of a standing UP freight train at about 55 mph, causing the lead locomotives of the striking train and railcars of both trains to derail. The locomotive engineer and conductor of the striking train were killed.
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