Norfolk Southern’s (NS) data center on Sept. 29 experienced a technology outage that impacted the dispatching system, train movements, and functionality of the terminal operating system. Operations were halted, NS reported, “until the issue was safely and successfully resolved” at 1:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 30.
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has released a Draft Environmental Assessment for Savage Tooele Railroad Company’s (STR) proposal to construct and operate a new 11-mile rail line in Tooele
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) up to $5 million to establish the National University Rail Center of Excellence, an initiative “to develop the future
Brightline and Wi-Tronix have been awarded $1.65 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for development of an AI (artificial intelligence)-backed monitoring
Watco opens a new warehouse and logistics operating center in Arkansas. Also, Sandersville Railroad (SRR) adds another customer to its list of Hanson Spur users in Georgia.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released findings and safety recommendations on DOT-117 tank cars that address the performance of gaskets employed in sealing manway covers and valves in a derailment, and
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and BNSF Railway have reached a system-wide agreement, following up on the mandatory local bargaining items from last year’s Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) that the Class I says will “significantly benefit ground service employees.”
Union Pacific’s De Soto, Missouri, car shop recently celebrated a one-year reportable injury-free milestone – an achievement the team last reached in 2015 – with a group lunch served up by management.
CSX is honored with the 2023 Patriots in Business Award and assembles care packages for military members. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) second annual “Hackathon” event inspires innovative approaches to real-world dilemmas; and Houston officials approve a $5 million fund to help relocate residents living near polluted UP rail yard.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) this month released a technical report on the causes and prevention vertical split rim (VSR), which is related broken wheel rims, one of the leading causes of FRA-reportable wheel-related accidents.