Two coal train derailments this weekend—one on UP, the other on CN
Two separate and unrelated coal train derailments occurred this weekend.
Two separate and unrelated coal train derailments occurred this weekend.
Replacing a 110-year-old bridge in 48 hours is an ambitious task no matter who you ask; accomplishing it in 30 hours deserves a major acknowledgement. A cross-functional Union Pacific team recently did just that in Iowa.
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.
Canadian National is at risk of losing its signal and communication people if neither side can agree to avert a strike.
It’s back to the Ecology board for BNSF in the state of Washington.
In the last 25 years, nearly 500 railroad workers have been killed while doing their jobs. Nearly 150,000 have been injured. The NTSB is trying to do something about it.
The top news stories of the week.
For the second time in as many weeks a train has derailed at a Union Pacific rail yard in Idaho.
Traffic will flow more smoothly through BNSF’s San Bernardino intermodal facility.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its completed investigation report on a Union Pacific derailment that occurred nearly two years ago. The derailment cased a hazardous material release and fire.
Rail safety education is a necessity in Colorado and throughout the nation. Every 3 hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train.
A pair of Class 3 railroads in Georgia will be able to make some much-needed improvements to their rail lines.
R.J. Corman Railroad Co. was awarded a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant by the U.S. DOT that will benefit the company’s Central Kentucky Lines.
There are plenty of flashing lights when it comes to Alberta’s railroad grade crossings.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending June 3.
While a subject like this is not within our normal purview of coverage, the unusual nature of it is worth reporting.
Metro announced that it has broken ground on a project that will finally build a bridge for freight and passenger trains over the busy intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt avenues in Santa Fe Springs.
In this first episode of Bridge Approach, RT&S Media Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson takes a look at a rail bridge in South Elgin, Ill.
The Government of Canada is continuing to move ahead with concrete actions which improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.
States continue to announce the arrival of federal money for railroad track upgrades.