Two NRC members pass away

In a letter addressed to NRC members, Chuck Baker, NRC president wrote: NRC Members and friends, With deep sadness, I write to let you know that two members of the NRC family, Mark Meyer and his wife Holly, passed away on Friday night April 8 after being involved in a fatal traffic accident in Texas. Mark and Holly, residents of Weatherford, Texas, were riding tandem on a motorcycle on FM-156 near Alliance Airport, north of Fort Worth, Texas, and close to the Texas Motor Speedway. Around 10 p.m., their motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer cab truck that was making a u-turn on the road. Mark was the Equipment Director for Balfour Beatty Rail, based in Jacksonville, Fla. Mark was a nationally renowned expert in rail construction and maintenance equipment, and he was actively involved in many industry issues. Mark served exceptionally well as Chairman of the NRC Equipment Auction Committee last year, when the auction was held at Balfour Beatty's facility in Washington, Penn. Mark joined Balfour Beatty Rail in 2008 from BNSF, where he worked for 34 years managing railway equipment maintenance, repairs and operations. Mark's presence, his personal and professional contributions, his integrity, his competence, and his friendship, will be deeply missed. We will continue to keep the Meyer family and all of Mark and Holly's friends and colleagues in our thoughts throughout this very difficult time.