MTA Inspector General discovers employee time and attendance theft on LIRR
The MTA Office of the Inspector General has had it’s hands full lately.
Regulatory
NTSB completes documentation of derailed tank cars
Even though this accident was caused by a derailment, we are stepping outside of our normal coverage zone by featuring this NTSB report on tank car structural integrity because it has received so much attention over the past few years. NTSB did not determine probable cause for the derailment and did not publish a brief or report.
Union Pacific’s closure of Palestine car shop – District Judge says not so fast . . .
The Palestine Herald-Press reports there is more drama surrounding the proposed closure of Union Pacific’s Palestine car shop.
Nuria Fernandez confirmed administrator of the Federal Transit Administration
We now have a confirmed administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.
ASLRRA expresses strong support for U.S. Senate’s Surface Transportation Investment Act
ASLRRA is very enthusiastic about the Senate’s Surface Transportation Investment Act.
FRA and California resolve dispute over Cooperative Agreement
The FRA and California are ready to work together again toward the development of high-speed rail.
Rail Group On Air: CFR 49 Part 243 virtual training with the Railroad Administration and Heartwood
Locomotive engineers have been qualified and trained with simulation technology for years. Through technology, the opportunity to leverage simulation beyond locomotive engineers is quickly emerging.
FRA, FTA give Hudson Tunnel Project a critical nudge
The money might not be there, but the paperwork is starting to roll in.
Rail Group On Air: Merger talk with MidRail LLC Chairman Gil Lamphere
MidRail LLC Chairman Gil Lamphere offers his views on the competition between Canadian Pacific and CN to acquire Kansas City Southern, discussing the details of voting trusts and the role of the Surface Transportation Board, and other railroad merger-related issues, with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
Del Mar, Calif., rail fence project faces another delay; new concern over accelerating bluff erosion
Fence installation along tracks in Del Mar has another bare spot that must be filled.