SBCTA and BNSF Continue Construction on North First Avenue Bridge Replacement
BARSTOW, Calif. – In conjunction with BNSF, SBCTA is working to replace the North First Avenue Bridge in Barstow, California.
BARSTOW, Calif. – In conjunction with BNSF, SBCTA is working to replace the North First Avenue Bridge in Barstow, California.
OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is undergoing a switch modernization project.
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is conducting an ongoing investigation into a BNSF railway derailment that occurred on October 15, 2023 at around 3:24 p.m.
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern announced it will be using “Digital Train Inspection Portals” in an effort to maintain and enhance rail safety.
MONTREAL, Quebec – CN announces it has published its 2023-2024 Winter Safety Plan.
ENTERPRISE, Alberta – Crews have completed repairs to CN track after a fire damaged the line in August of this year.
WILMAR, Minn. – BNSF announced its rail bypass project that was completed last fall was recognized as a regional 2023 America’s Transportation Award Winner.
PUEBLO, Colo.–– A BNSF coal train traveling near Pueblo on Sunday, Oct. 15 derailed on a bridge that runs over I-25.
RAYMOND, Minn. – On Monday, October 16th, NTSB Newsroom announced via Twitter that it has opened a docket “for its investigation of the March 30, 2023 derailment of a BNSF Railway freight train on the Marshall District in Raymond, Minnesota.”
CHICAGO – Union Pacific has issued a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ, to provide property acquisition services for UP and NS’s part of CREATE Project EW2.
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF gave an update on capital projects its engineering teams have been working on since spring.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. – Union Pacific crews anonymously reported concerns over an unsafe behavior at a crossing in Sacramento County, California.
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS – BNSF gave an update on Facebook about the Trinity River bridge replacement in Fort Worth, Texas.
TORONTO – Canadian National reached a multi-year agreement with Bowman Consulting for on-call engineering services.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The NTSB released a Railroad Investigation Report after a collision between Amtrak train 531 and a Union Pacific Roadway Maintenance Machine in July of last year.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO – An inspection by CN found part of the crossing that collapsed earlier this year had seen a “significant drop in condition.”
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court denied FORB’s request that the court take jurisdiction over the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge.
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. – A report shows that a fire started in Washington this past Summer came from brake debris and carbon emission particles from a BNSF locomotive engine.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Monday, CSX released a service bulletin to state it is “monitoring the path of Hurricane Lee, which could bring severe weather to the East Coast later this week.”
DECATUR, Ill.– Norfolk Southern has completed improvements to its Decatur Terminal in central Illinois.