NTSB releases final report on KCS conductor fatality
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the death of a KCS conductor on December 23, 2020.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the death of a KCS conductor on December 23, 2020.
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a Stipulated Agreement to advance highway-rail crossing improvements projects in Marion County.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established the new Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program.
Amtrak personnel recently spent a series of consecutive weekends in March remediating damage to the benchwall system in the South Tube of the North River Tunnel.
On May 11, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a grant in the amount of $614,456, matched by Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY) (A Genesee & Wyoming Company) at $614,456, for a total project investment of $1,228,912.
Metrolinx has announced that key sections of track have now been installed for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Toronto.
Democratic lawmakers in California are refusing to pass over $4 billion to fund the state’s high-speed rail project that would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles.
SEPTA has released its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the final design phase of the King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) Project.
In a recent letter, Canek Aguirre, chair of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, urged Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager/CEO of WMATA to move “swiftly to design a solution to relieve train congestion at the Rosslyn Tunnel ahead of any broader Blue Line, Orange Line or Silver Line rail expansion desires.”
The Sound Transit board will use a closed-door executive session on May 9 to discuss candidates to replace outgoing CEO Peter Rogoff.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending May 6.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it strongly supports the requirements for using only American-made construction materials, but proposes a temporary waiver of the requirement to enable all parties to comply.
Oklahoma has been hit with heavy rains this week, causing washouts for Union Pacific.
Norman Mineta, a former Congressman, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush, has died.
Laying new track, whether it’s heavy or light rail, is a process requiring precision and care – failure to pay attention to details can result in result in catastrophe. Here’s a Metrolinx story about the careful steps involved in laying new light rail track.
Those who live in a condo complex that shut down the Southwest light-rail project for months are now saying they warned about potential problems before work began.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is working on significant upgrades to their Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility, located in Medford, Mass.
The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) announced that two railway industry professionals have been appointed to its Board of Directors.
The U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General has reported that the Federal Railroad Administration needs to improve its automated track inspection program, and issued six recommendations for doing so.
New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., spent the afternoon of May 2 learning about critical infrastructure with leaders from Conrail, Norfolk Southern, and CSX.