NTSB Determines Probable Cause of Fatal September 2022 UP Collision

The probable cause of a fatal September 2022 collision on Union Pacific’s (UP) Sunset Route in Imperial County, Calif., was the routing of UP train ISILB5-07 into Bertram siding, which was occupied by 74 empty intermodal railcars, “made possible by the inappropriate removal of a computer-aided dispatching system block on the siding dispatch center,” according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation report.

Executives Discuss Practical Career Advancement Advice at Women in Rail 2024

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to take into

Transit Briefs: Amtrak Virginia, Amtrak/NJ Transit, SEPTA, WMATA

Amtrak Virginia begins service to the Newport News Transportation Center. Also, Amtrak and NJ Transit announce a series of actions that both companies will take following a spike of service disruptions in New Jersey and New York Penn Station during May and June; the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) enhances safety measures for the new school year; and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Board of Directors approves a new four-year contract with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689.

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Report: FTA Says NYMTA ‘Must Improve Worker Safety’

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) says New York City’s transit system “must improve its safety procedures and increase state oversight needs to avoid subway trains striking workers,” according to a Bloomberg report.

Overhead view of NS's Lambert's Point Yard. (Source: Google Earth via NS; Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on July 19 NS Switching Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 19, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while switching out single coal cars at a Virginia yard will focus on

Aerial view of derailment site. (Foster County Emergency Management Photograph, Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on CPKC’s July 5 Hazmat Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 5, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment and subsequent hazardous material (hazmat) release and fire near Bordulac, N. Dak.,

Senate Committee on Appropriations Advances FY25 THUD Bill

The Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 25 marked up S.4796, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (THUD Appropriations Act). The bipartisan legislation was reported in a

NTSB Issues Final East Palestine Report

Approximately three weeks after its June 25 public meeting in East Palestine, Ohio, site of the Feb. 3, 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train that resulted in a hazmat release

NTSB’s Homendy: ‘Our Mission is Solely to Improve Safety’

Following are National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy’s concluding remarks from the June 25, 2024 public meeting in East Palestine, Ohio on the agency’s investigation, Norfolk Southern Railway Train Derailment with Subsequent

NTSB Releases East Palestine Summary; AAR, NS Respond (Updated June 26)

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on June 25 held a public meeting in East Palestine, Ohio, site of the Feb. 3, 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train that resulted

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