The National Transportation Safety Board issued a safety recommendation in December regarding placement of Department Transportation-111 rail tank cars in high-hazard flammable trains and the use of buffer cars for the protection of train
Too much Union Pacific is not always a good thing. Colorado Pacific Railroad is trying to break up what it believes is a monopoly following the announcement that Rio Grande Pacific and
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that positive train control (PTC) technology is in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles, prior to
Dr. Albert J. Reinschmidt touched the lives of many during his railroading career, which spanned more than 40 years. With his passing on Jan. 5, 2018, the international railway industry lost a
With the Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation deadline of December 31, 2020 just three days away, last week the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” or NPRM to
Editor’s Note: Today’s Association of American Railroads traffic report is similar to the association’s reports for the past several weeks. While intermodal continues to post strong increases over the same periods last
Officials are trying to figure out how a BNSF train carrying crude oil derailed in Whatcom County, Wash., on Dec. 22. The accident caused a fire that lasted well into the night.
Norfolk Southern announced yesterday that it plans employee furloughs in the mechanical department. This action continues the trend of shrinking employment on Class 1 and other railroads due primarily to the implementation
Norfolk Southern issued another service alert today regarding the impact of Winter Storm Gail on its service territory in the northeast: “Winter Storm Gail is pushing through the far northeastern part of
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that since the pandemic has forced many people to work from home (if they are able to do so), this is driving a significant increase in
CSX announced that the Columbia Tennessee Rail Site in Columbia, Tenn., has been designated a CSX Select Site. Select Sites are development-ready properties along the CSX network where standard land-use considerations and
The National Transportation Safety Board issued Rail Accident Report 20/04 Thursday for its investigation of the Aug. 2, 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. freight train derailment and release of hazardous materials near Hyndman, Pennsylvania.
Editor’s Note: Rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 5, 2020 essentially repeated the same pattern we’ve seen in the past several weeks. Total carloads (carloads + intermodal) are up, carloads are
Maintaining efficient railroad operations while ensuring overall safety is an essential part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) mission. Automation-aided technologies have the potential to save lives and improve safety while improving
Six transit projects receive federal grants to help with safety, track maintenance Work ready to crank up on first phases of Indiana’s South Shore Line Double Track project MBTA looks to cut
A $237 million highway/rail grade separation project on what is described as “the busiest, most congested at-grade rail junction and rail bottleneck in California” has been awarded a $100 million TCEP (Trade
Two women are now waiting on a second court date after they were charged with terror attacks against the railroad and released. Ellen Reiche and Samantha Brooks were arrested and charged with
BNSF experienced a derailment early this morning in Vado, New Mexico. There isn’t a lot of detail available at present, but BNSF released the following statement: “At approximately 5:30 a.m. central 12
CSX yesterday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan Am Railways, Inc. (“Pan Am”), the largest short line company/regional railroad in North America. Pan Am serves New England
A train has derailed and a bridge has collapsed in Indiana County, Pa. Rail traffic has been stopped and vehicular traffic is being detoured. The accident happened the morning of Nov. 25
