NS derailment cripples Amtrak weekend service on Northeast Corridor
A Norfolk Southern train derailment over the weekend had Amtrak cancelling trips.
A Norfolk Southern train derailment over the weekend had Amtrak cancelling trips.
Ex-Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian was acquitted on March 4 of all charges related to the May 12, 2015 derailment of Northeast Regional Train 188 in Philadelphia that killed eight and injured more than 200.
Although it’s already March, and signs of spring are showing in some parts of the country, the railroads serving the western United States and Canada will battle snow for at least the next month. Here is a profile of how BNSF tackles the job.
To accommodate Caltrain electrification construction work, temporary service changes in the weekday morning and late afternoon schedules (5:30-9 am and 3:30-7 pm) will be in effect.
The Illinois Commerce Commission announced a couple of upcoming grade crossing protection projects in the state.
Koppers Holdings Inc., announced two new leadership appointments to support the company’s long-term strategy to grow shareholder value detailed at its Investor Day event held in September 2021.
The deadline to nominate an engineer for the 2022 RT&S 10 under 40 program is March 9.
The Southwest Light Rail project in Minneapolis has been filled with problems, but officials are still filled with hope that more extensions can be funded.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced it has completed another structure on the nation’s first high-speed rail system.
L.A. Metro will be working on the railroad for the next couple of weekends.
Service changes for Sound Transit will take effect next month.
While the Sound Transit Board continues its national search for the agency’s next CEO, it voted unanimously to appoint longtime agency leader Brooke Belman to the role of Acting CEO upon CEO Peter Rogoff’s departure on May 31.
Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle announced the appointments of Don Filippi as chief operations officer and Arnold Hackett as chief financial officer, and the addition of Paul Hubler as chief strategy officer.
RTD announced its selection of HDR Engineering Inc. to study the feasibility of implementing a “peak service” rail schedule between Denver Union Station and downtown Longmont.
An engineering study conducted by MARTA has revealed proposed light-rail lines would be more expensive than original estimates.
Goat milk, goat cheese, and goat track cleaners. The last one could be on its way to becoming an official product used by railroad companies and transit agencies.
Called a downtown-to-downtown connection, a new proposed passenger line in Michigan could do wonders to help central business districts.
The missing link for Brightline West’s Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail service now appears to be in plain site.
Metrolinx continues to work on the railroad with state-of-the-art construction methods.
Railway Track & Structures magazine takes a closer look at four rail projects going on this year.