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NCRR, NC State Team on Grade Crossing Safety Training

A $3 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant will go toward planning a new training and education program in North Carolina that’s aimed at improving safety and reducing accidents at highway/rail grade crossings.

DOT-113C120W9 LNG tank car. (Chart Industries Photograph)

LNG By Rail Rule Vacated (Updated With RSI, ASLRRA Responses)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 17 vacated the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) rule authorizing the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in DOT-113C120W9-specification

FRA Releases L-D Final Report

In the closing moments of the Biden Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration released its Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study Final Report, the purpose of which was to evaluate the restoration of daily intercity

(Image of AAR, ASLRRA Comments to FRA Courtesy of ASLRRA)

Industry Responds to Potential PTC Reg Changes

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) earlier this month submitted comments to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regarding its proposal to amend regulations governing PTC (Positive Train Control) systems to address temporary situations when the technology is not enabled.

Transit Briefs: NCDOT, CTDOT, LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will administer a $13.2 million federal grant to the town of Wake Forest to construct a “mobility hub” on the S-Line passenger rail corridor. Also, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) receives $11.6 million to expand service along the CTrail Hartford Line; and the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is awarded $27 million to increase Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train service.

The obliquevue® Oblique Vehicle Undercarriage Examiner. (Duos Photograph)

Duos Secures 11th Railcar Tech Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Duos Technologies Inc. a patent for the obliquevue® Oblique Vehicle Undercarriage Examiner. This is the railcar inspection technology supplier’s 11th granted patent; it has six pending applications.

the Canadian government late last year “requested an extension on bids” to construct a dedicated HFR corridor between Toronto and Quebec, according to The Canadian Press.

Transit Briefs: HFR Corridor, SacRT, Brightline, LIRR, TTL

Will the High Frequency Rail (HFR) in Canada be delayed? Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) receives the final funding needed to construct the Dos Rios Station; Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, will boost capacity between Miami and West Palm Beach; MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) reports the strongest year in its nearly 200-year history; and applications are now being accepted for Transit Tech Lab’s challenges with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ), New Jersey Transit (NJT), and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT).

(Courtesy of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Kentucky Seeks Input on Statewide Rail Plan

Kentucky’s transportation officials are completing the 2024 Statewide Rail Plan and invite the public to provide feedback to help guide freight and passenger rail planning and project development needs through 2045.

The Short Line Hall of Fame honorees for 2025—pictured above—have “not only transformed small railroads into significant economic contributors, but each in their own way advanced the industry through dedicated leadership and advocacy,” ASLRRA President Chuck Baker said. (ASLRRA Image)

ASLRRA Names 2025 Short Line Hall of Fame Honorees

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Jan. 7 reported that Ronald “Ron” Batory, Kedrick Earl Durden and Henry Posner III have been selected to join the Short Line Railroad Industry

FRA:  Wheel Failure Investigation Program, Phase 3 

According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), between 2013 and 2015, accidents associated with wheel failures represented 11% of all equipment-caused accidents, a figure based on November 2016 data from FRA’s Office

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