Contractor informs California high speed agency of new delays
A contractor on California’s high speed rail project has told the state high speed rail agency that it will not complete a 65-mile section of the railway in the Central Valley until at least April 2025, almost two years after the target date in the agency’s newly adopted business plan. The Los Angeles Times reports a consortium led by the Spanish firm Dragados informed the California High Speed Rail Authority of the delay in a letter earlier this month, blaming state delays in acquiring the land needed for construction. An official for the authority downplayed the letter, the Times reports, saying it was part of a normal negotiating process.
Eight arrests ordered in Egypt collision; death toll now 18
Egypt’s government has ordered the arrest of eight rail workers as a result of last week’s fatal collision between two passenger trains near Sohag. Agence France-Presse reports the arrests were ordered as the nation’s health minister revised the death toll downward to 18, with 200 injured. Originally, 32 deaths were reported [see “Digest: Legislation would create permanent funding for Amtrak,” Trains News Wire, March 26, 2021]. The prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of both train drivers, their two assistants, the head of traffic control in Assiut, the guard of a control tower, and two other guards.
CN nominates new board members, will achieve gender parity
Canadian National has nominated two new directors for its board, which would allow the railroad to achieve gender parity among its independent directors a year ahead of its goal. Nominated last week for the election to be held as part of the April 27 shareholders meeting are Denise Gray, president, LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. Tech Center, and Justin Howell, senior investment manager at BMGI, which manages the assets of CN’s largest shareholder, Cascade Investment, LLC. Additionally, Margaret McKenize, who was appointed to the board in October 2020, will stand for election for the first time. More information is available here.
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