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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, May 27, 2014 INCIDENTS Valley Forge NP Two Killed By Train In Park Rangers responded to reports of two men being hit by a freight train in the park on Saturday, May 17th. The Norfolk Southern train had come to a stop and efforts were quickly made by rangers and other emergency responders to locate the victims. They were soon found under the train and determined to be dead. Rangers worked with the Norfolk Southern Railroad police, Upper Merion Township police and the Montgomery County coroner's office on recovery efforts. Although the tracks run through the park, the property is owned by the Norfolk Southern Railroad, which is conducting the investigation. For a local news story on the accident, click on the link below: HYPERLINK "http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/05/17/two-struck-killed-by-train-in-king-of-prussia/" http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/05/17/two-struck-killed-by-train-in-king-of-prussia/ [Gregg Tinkham, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): Richmond NBP - As part of the sesquicentennial of the 1864 Overland Campaign, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Petersburg National Battlefield and sites across the country joined together on May 24th to present a program that reconnected eight communities to the Virginia fields where their sons often gave all. National Capital Region - National Capital Regional Director Steve Whitesell will retire on May 30th. As regional director, he helped guide parks and programs through sequestration, navigated the Occupy DC protests, and improved collaboration among parks, programs and the regional office. Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP - Connie Rudd, superintendent of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area, will retire at the end of June after nearly 35 years of service. Denali NP - Elwood Lynn, Denali National Park's assistant superintendent for operations, will retire on June 3rd with 40 years of service, all with the National Park Service. Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the Service. This report covers activities in Congress for the week ending May 23rd. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov). --- ### --- |