Derailments Prompt New Safety Measures
From Times Wire Reports
Responding to two deadly derailments, Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad has dispatched more managers to Texas and organized safety meetings with train crews as they report to work. There have been five derailments in San Antonio since May.
The increased safety measures were adopted after a train car smashed into a warehouse, killing one man and injuring another; in June, two trains collided, killing three people.
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