Delay in rail shipping center construction stinks for onion shippers
Onion shippers in Oregon have joined together to make moving their product quicker on the rails, but recent developments might make them cry.
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Stalled work on California Gold Line may need federal funds to get going again
The Gold Line extension in California was paired with the wrong partner, so Washington was called in to see if more officials could work together to get it done.
FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment
A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.
TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ mission expected to kick off in the fall
Called “A Better Red,” Portland’s TriMet is getting ready to make better use out of plans to extend the Red Line that have been in the works for years.
What a find: Archaeologists uncover medieval church while excavating for high-speed rail project in England
The scope of our coverage does not go beyond North America, but I found something the other day that I could not help but share … so consider this the exception.
Woman convicted of attempting to use shunts to disrupt signal system, derail trains
The U.S. District Court in Seattle convicted a woman on Sept. 9 who used shunts on BNSF railroad tracks near Bellingham, Wash.
Sept. NRC column: 2022 NRC Conference will be ‘well worth the wait’
There’s no denying it. The decision to cancel the NRC’s annual conference in 2021 was painful.
Two CN locomotives collide in Ontario, tearing up tracks
Investigators are trying to figure out what happened when two trains collided in Prescott, Ontario, on Sept. 2.
Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast
A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.
Two signal structures installed on Metrolinx transit network in Toronto
PNR RailWorks installed two large signal bridge structures, spanning nine tracks each, and a cantilever structure on a critical piece of Metrolinx transit network in Toronto.
Land critical for high-speed maglev route in Baltimore-Washington area just became unavailable
The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail’s attempt to condemn land in Baltimore’s Westport neighborhood has officially been struck down.
Three decades later Calif. site produces another derailment, but this time it’s not lethal
Officials are trying to figure out how a Union Pacific train derailed in Siskiyou County, Calif., at the same site of one of the worst ecological disasters in state history.
Judges rule in favor of BNSF track expansion in Columbia River Gorge
The Gorge Act passed back in 1986 established the Columbia River Gorge as a National Scenic Area.
Bells & Whistles—Union Pacific does not agree with NTSB report
A look at the top stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 20.
UP to NTSB: Flash flood warning was issued after 2019 fiery derailment
The NTSB has concluded that flooding was the primary cause of a Union Pacific derailment in 2019.
Rail spur project will help steel pipe plant in Wisconsin ‘stay competitive’
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin of Transportation have announced the state will be providing Arntzen Corporation a WisDOT Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant for a rail project.
CSX train derails in Indiana, pushes rail off the ground
A CSX train has derailed in Shelby County, Ind., and officials are still trying to clean up the scene.
Brightline construction crews take over downtown Melbourne, Fla.
Melbourne very well could be the railroad crossing capital of the state of Florida. That’s not a title you want to have when crews are knee deep in construction.
N.C. short-liner is not subjected to state’s open records act, even though state is sole shareholder
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 13 that the North Carolina Railroad Co. is not required to share records with the public, even though it is owned by the state.
August Editorial: Will a wobble turn the industry upside down?
At some point in your life you have wondered about that cute, little man on the moon. He’s a popular subject during the toddler years, perceived as a harmless creature that sometimes coats young dreams in wonderment. So when do we try to bomb him?