Norfolk Southern Sues Chemical and Rail Companies Over East Palestine Cleanup
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – Norfolk Southern has filed a third-party complaint against the chemical and rail car owners involved in the East Palestine derailment last February.
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CSX Maintenance Team in South Carolina Celebrates 20 Years of No Injuries
LAURENS, S.C. – CSX Track Maintenance team in Laurens, South Carolina celebrates 20 years being injury-free.
BNSF Schedules Operation Change for Next Weekend’s Rail Tie Replacement
WESTMONT, Ill. – Metra announced in a news release that BNSF will operate on a Sunday schedule next weekend in order to replace rail ties along the platform at Westmont.
USDOT: Applications Welcome for $5.575B in Infrastructure Project Funding
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is now accepting infrastructure project applications for up to $5.575 billion in funding from three major discretionary grant programs. Applications are being solicited together under a single Notice
NS Reaches East Palestine Remediation Milestone
Norfolk Southern (NS) on June 26, nearly five months after the East Palestine, Ohio derailment, reported completing remediation of both tracks that run through the village, with rail traffic slated to resume “a normal schedule in the coming
Amtrak and BNSF Request Seattle to Close Part of South Holgate Street
SEATTLE – Amtrak and BNSF are requesting the city of Seattle to part with South Holgate Street so that both companies can enclose and barricade the area.
Norfolk Southern Completes Improvements to Ohio Railroad Bridge Infrastructure
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – Norfolk Southern completes railroad bridge replacement and track elevation as part of its infrastructure improvements over a 22-state network.
BNSF Begins Construction on New Railway Bridge
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF will remove a 140 year old railway bridge and replace it with a new railway bridge that will last another one hundred years.
Nature’s Fury – Extreme Weather Can Ruin a Railroader’s Day
ATLANTA – A major challenge for the railroad industry is that it operates outside. Railroads build, own, and maintain their infrastructure, and when bad weather hits, it’s up to them to plan for and deal with it with their personnel and money.
South Carolina Lawmakers Fund Rail Line to Volvo Plant
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. – After years of delays, the South Carolina legislature has approved funding for a Palmetto Railways extension to a Volvo plant in Ridgeville.
Freight Service to Resume Along San Clemente Line After Landslide
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Freight service is allowed to resume service after a landslide took place in California.
Cleveland Delivers Survey of Dilapidated Rail Bridges to Class Is
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city of Cleveland delivers letter to Class Is to address dilapidated rail bridges.
MDOT: $19MM in 2023 M-REP Grants
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded the first round of funding in its 2023 Michigan Rail Enhancement Grant Program (M-REP). Twelve projects were selected to receive $19 million for “strategic
State rail safety regulation bill vetoed by Nevada governor
CARSON CITY, Nev. – We reported earlier today that the Pennsylvania House passed a rail safety regulation bill that is now being considered by the state Senate. Across the country in Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a similar bill that arrived on his desk for signature.
Pennsylvania House Passes Rail Safety Regulation Bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a new rail safety regulation bill on Monday, the rationale for which appears to be Norfolk Southern’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in February.
Whitefish to Study Grade Crossings Along BNSF Corridor
WHITEFISH, Mont. – Whitefish is among cities given money by the U.S. Department of Transportation to study grade crossings.
WATCH: Autonomous Track Testing Cars Enhance Safety Across CSX
JACKSONVILLE – At first glance, CSX’s autonomous track assessment cars (ATACs) look much like a regular boxcars. In reality, however, ATACs carry advanced sensing and communications technology to detect track defects and send information automatically to the company’s Engineering database.
LISTEN: Rail Electrification Council, Part 1: RAIL GROUP ON AIR
NEW YORK – Is electrification—or re-electrification—a viable means of rail propulsion, particularly for North American freight rail? In this first of a two-part series, Jim Hoecker and Steve Griffith of the Rail Electrification
NTSB Preliminary Report – Norfolk Southern Derailment in May 2023
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its preliminary report on a Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in New Castle, Pa. on May 10, 2023. [1]
Ohio Senator Sends Letters to Class I CEOs
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, drafted several letters to each of the Class I CEOs who have rail lines in Ohio following reports sent to his office of eroding rail bridges.