Judge orders continued operation of UP car shop

Union Pacific and the courts continue to spar over Palestine car repair shop.

Bipartisan infrastructure deal negotiations are hot and heavy in the Senate

The July/August Senate session will focus on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that Democrats hope to pass in the fall.

CSX

CSX slapped by OSHA for whistleblower retaliation

CSX fired a worker in 2019 for reporting safety concerns. OSHA took CSX to the wood shed.

Why are there more grade crossing accidents in Canada during the winter than the rest of the year?

Winter in Canada sees more rail/highway grade crossing accidents during the winter than during any other season of the year.

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.

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.

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association

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.

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.

NTSB concludes that failure to adhere to restricted speed requirements caused fatal Arizona train collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the Kingman, Arizona BNSF train collision in 2018.

NTSB no longer looking for PTC

When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.

Federal legislation proposes permanent funding for Amtrak

Amtrak will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 1, 2021. For the entire time the agency has been operating, funding has come from annual congressional appropriations that rose and fell based largely on which political party was in power.

Watco

Canadian National selling lines to Watco

CN and Watco announced that they have reached an agreement for the sale of non-core lines and assets.

Committee leaders release DOT Inspector General’s ethics report on former Secretary Elaine Chao

[Yesterday], Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) released the report from the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) [on the] ethics investigation into former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao.

SEPTA wants to spend $40M in federal funds slated for Covid-19 relief on something else

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported yesterday that SEPTA wants to spend $40 million in federal funds the agency received for Covid-19 relief. However, they don’t want to spend it on Covid-19 relief.

U.S. DOT announces FY 2021 round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) [yesterday] announced it is seeking applicants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program.

Norfolk Southern does everything right until city of Atlanta forces withdrawal from rail transfer facility site

Norfolk Southern has announced it has terminated plans to build a rail transfer facility on the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta.

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