Bells & Whistles—The worst happens on extreme heat day
The top news stories of the week ending July 29.
The top news stories of the week ending July 29.
Was BART having a brain cramp? Did it just zone out?
If you’re a goat, there’s one thing you really like to do: eat. And for the past few years, BART has put goats’ proclivity for munching to work to reduce fire danger on its grassy properties.
A 100-year rain event hit the St. Louis region on July 26, and it made a spectacle out of the St. Louis MetroLink.
The heat wave that is smacking the Philadelphia area has SEPTA making repeated inspections on its track.
As part of the MBTA’s Capital Programs, the Capital Transformation team has successfully completed the 12-day full-access closure on the Green Line C Branch, delivering critical safety and dependability improvements across the branch.
ENSCO Rail, Inc., announced on July 21 that Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, awarded the company a multi-year contract for a track inspection vehicle to assist in the building of the UAE’s first freight and passenger railway network.
A train derailed in Alpena Township, Mich., on July 21.
Intense heat is covering much of the U.S., and it is forcing a cool down in terms of train speeds.
Service on Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor was shut down for nine hours Friday after a Union Pacific front-load tractor was struck by a Capitol Corridor train.
Hundreds of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) frontline workers were out in the system on July 18 responding to heavy rainfall during the rush hour commute.
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
A violently flipping car would most likely miss the country’s smallest guard rail system.
On July 14, the MBTA reported on its progress to address ongoing safety concerns raised during a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Safety Management Inspection (SMI) last month.
Lunchtime has forever been the moment of reveal, but the pull does not always have to follow tradition.
The July issue of RT&S features the magazine’s annual Women in Railroad Engineering list along with product features covering the fasteners and special trackwork markets.
Advances in technology have always moved the railroad forward.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will soon decide on which technology it will turn to in regard to its Signaling Challenge Initiative.
The top news stories of the week ending July 8.
Transport Canada is taking action to further improve the safety and security of Canada’s rail system, especially in light of the impacts of climate change and severe weather on railway operations.