Rail safety exec to lead CSX initiative
CSX Corporation today announced that James Schwichtenberg, a recognized leader in rail safety, is joining CSX as vice president and chief safety officer.
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA offers PTC funding webinar
The Federal Railroad Administration is hosting a webinar on Monday, June 4, to aid eligible entities seeking funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) system deployment under a recently issued $250 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Saving lives where road meets rail
Forty-five years of Gem State safety effort is reaffirmed by crew members and state troopers climbing aboard a pair of Union Pacific locomotives at Coeur d’Alene Junction, Idaho, on the morning of Sept. 13, 2017.
FRA: We’ve got PTC funds available. Act now!
The Federal Railroad Administration on May 15 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $250 million in Positive Train Control (PTC) Systems Grants.
Norfolk Southern to FRA: Fed regs impeding rail automation
Autonomous rail technology is “inevitable,” says a Class I railroad, but blocked by restrictive federal regulations.
AAR to DOT: Automation “at an inflection point”
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on May 7 filed comments with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that call for the U.S. Department of Transportation “to take the same supportive regulatory approach with railroads that it has with automation of trucks and cars.”
Union Pacific three-peats as top railroad for employee safety
Union Pacific remains the safest U.S. Class 1 railroad in employee safety for the third consecutive year.
Commentary
The only way to be sure
The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Draft Safety Advisory, 2018-01, Related to Temporary Signal Suspensions. For the first time I can recall, FRA is soliciting public comment “on all aspects of the Draft Safety Advisory.”
Rail data security bills head to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a pair of rail data and information security bills.
SMART union urges members on FRA interest in autonomous trains
The International Association of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers urged union members to take notice of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has request for information (RFI) about autonomous trains.