The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 29 released the final report for its investigation of the Sept. 17, 2023, accident involving a CSX mechanical department employee who was struck and killed by a
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 23 and 24 published two successive, related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) the agency says will enhance railroad track safety by requiring railroads to include,
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 29 reported that 122 freight and passenger rail improvement projects—including 81 at short lines—across 41 states will share more than $2.4 billion in grant funding
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 28 published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that “seeks to bring clarity, transparency, and consistency to the petition process to help ensure that petitions seeking regulatory relief align with the agency’s safety and public interest priorities.”
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) office of Research, Development & Test awarded a contract in 2023 to the University of Texas at Austin for an updated re-examination of freight railway electrification, with
A majority of train and engine service employees at the Georgia Central Railway recently voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in a representation election certified by the National Mediation Board.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 25 published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend certain regulations on Positive Train Control (PTC) systems.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 15 for the $2.3 billion Long Bridge Project, which is slated to boost passenger rail capacity over the Potomac River between Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C.,
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected nine rail capital projects in Alaska, South Dakota and Wyoming for Special Transportation Circumstances grants totaling more than $108 million. The Special Transportation Circumstances Grant
I recently printed out a prepublication copy (uncorrected proofs) of the report Long Freight Trains: Insuring Safe Operations, Mitigating Adverse Impacts submitted by the “Committee on the Impact of Trains Longer Than 7,500
