Montana Rail Link (MRL) has resumed traffic over the Twin Rivers Railroad bridge in Stillwater County, Mont., which on June 24 collapsed, sending one of the regional’s trains, hauling hot asphalt and
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the June 26, 2023, accident involving a CSX conductor trainee, who was killed while riding the lead railcar during a shoving movement at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, Md. The terminal is managed by Ports America, and the track is owned and inspected by Canton Railroad.
In its “Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations” covering Amtrak’s 2023 second fiscal quarter (January to March), the Federal Railroad Administration notes that Amtrak trains
Idaho and Utah are seeking to revive Amtrak service between Salt Lake City and Boise. Also, Brightline West’s planned Las Vegas-to Southern California high-speed rail project advances; Metrolinx teams with Turo car-sharing in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area; and subway and bus workers in TWU Local 100 ratify their contract with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and an MTA survey shows increased satisfaction for subway, bus and paratransit riders.
The Federal Railroad Administration on June 14 sent a letter (downloadable below) to Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Nabanita Nag accusing the railroad of neglecting development of an
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 11 reported that the standard has been met for initiating an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited long-distance service between New Orleans
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) on July 10 announced that it has updated its ProDriver Challenge eLearning program, helping drivers prepare to make safe choices when navigating railroad crossings along their routes. The
Following a fatality that occurred on June 26 involving a CSX conductor trainee (CT) at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Safety Bulletin
BNSF on June 20 reported that it is partnering with the TCU/IAM Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division (BRC) to request a test waiver expansion from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for its
Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway and CSX earlier this month participated in a demonstration of autonomous drone flight technology with VisioStack, Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based developer of condition monitoring, data analytics and
