The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the death of a contractor to Norfolk Southern working with a track gang. The accident took place on December 8, 2021.
FRA Administrator Amit Bose testified on behalf of the Department at the Surface Transportation Board Hearing on Amtrak’s application seeking to restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast (Docket No. FD 36496).
The JAXPORT Board of Directors unanimously approved a 20-year, $60 million agreement between Ceres Terminals and JAXPORT for the lease and modernization of the TraPac Jacksonville container terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.
Pennsylvania has made an additional significant investment in the Port of Philadelphia.
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver will perform federally required annual testing this week that involves sounding train horns through crossings along the N Line.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York City Subway ridership surpassed the 3 million mark for three consecutive days this week.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced he has appointed Catherine Rinaldi to serve as Interim President of MTA Long Island Rail Road.
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced three promotions in executive management.
In December 2021, RT&S reported on a collision between a CSX freight train and a SEPTA trolley outside of Philadelphia. The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on its accident investigation.
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, an employee died after an accident in BNSF’s Globeville yard, located in downtown Denver.
Sound Transit is now testing trains on live wires for service on the East Lake extension.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced several projects taking place over President’s Day Weekend, between Friday, Feb. 18 and Tuesday, Feb. 22.
On Monday, Feb. 7, near Waycross, Ga., a CSX freight train with two locomotives and 39 cars struck an abandoned semi-truck, derailing a locomotive and some intermodal cars.
Shift5 is a cybersecurity company specializing in protecting significant national security systems in the United States. The CEO of Shift5, Josh Lospinoso, recently joined Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William Vantuono and others for a cybersecurity webinar.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is holding its first-ever Track & Roadway Workplace Safety Symposium on April 5-7 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in Missouri; attendance is free.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a $912.1 million award of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).
Brightline recently celebrated one of the brightest days in its history.
A Congressional hearing on WMATA issues will be held tomorrow morning.
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced that $138 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is now available for transit agencies in Washington state.
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