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All Aboard Episode 031: Directed Service Orders-From the Rock Island to the Blackwell Northern
The Blackwell Gateway Northern Railroad was recently shut down by the Federal Railroad Administration for safety violations, with a Directed Service Order issued. We'll examine several of these orders, as well as what led to the BNGR's downfall...and it's going to be a wild ride!
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Show Bibliography:
1. 1989 Delaware Otsego Corporation Annual Report
2. STB Adopts Final Rule Amending Emergency Service Regulations
(https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-24-05/)
3. A New Path for Route Rock? -All Things Trains
(https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/a-new-path-for-route-rock)
4. Carter Orders End to Railroad Strike. Morgan, Dan. Washington Post, September 20, 1979. Accessed March 20, 2024
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/09/21/carter-orders-end-to-railroad-strike/b54e1058-7798-4d9f-aa40-e95c7580869b/)
5. Letter from Justin J. Marks to Cynthia Brown of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board referencing filings related to the Blackwell Gateway Northern
(https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1708988775548/308008.pdf)
6. The Disturbing and Criminal Situation with Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad. History In the Dark (via YouTube). Accessed March 20, 2024.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI3quLzffDg)
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The Blackwell Gateway Northern Railroad was recently shut down by the Federal Railroad Administration for safety violations, with a Directed Service Order issued. We'll examine several of these orders, as well as what led to the BNGR's downfall...and it's going to be a wild ride!
________________
Show Bibliography:
1. 1989 Delaware Otsego Corporation Annual Report
2. STB Adopts Final Rule Amending Emergency Service Regulations
(https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-24-05/)
3. A New Path for Route Rock? -All Things Trains
(https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/a-new-path-for-route-rock)
4. Carter Orders End to Railroad Strike. Morgan, Dan. Washington Post, September 20, 1979. Accessed March 20, 2024
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/09/21/carter-orders-end-to-railroad-strike/b54e1058-7798-4d9f-aa40-e95c7580869b/)
5. Letter from Justin J. Marks to Cynthia Brown of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board referencing filings related to the Blackwell Gateway Northern
(https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1708988775548/308008.pdf)
6. The Disturbing and Criminal Situation with Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad. History In the Dark (via YouTube). Accessed March 20, 2024.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI3quLzffDg)
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