Tank, Hopper and Railcar News

SEPTA's Silverliner IV repairs delayed due to wire shortage  6abc Philadelphia

Sound Transit Launches Federal Way LRT Extension  Railway Age

An inside look at SEPTA's Regional Rail car inspections after federal order  CBS News

NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations on Fire Risk for SEPTA Railcar Fleet  NTSB (.gov)

SEPTA could miss federal deadline for Silverliner IV rail car inspection: Everything we know  FOX 29 Philadelphia

Fed. Circ. Backs No Infringement Finding In Railcar Fight  Law360

SEPTA chugs along with federally mandated Regional Rail car inspections  Audacy

SEPTA Completes Federally Mandated Railcar Fleet Inspections  Patch

Trump administration turns the screw on California high-speed  International Railway Journal

SEPTA likely to miss rail car inspection deadline set by Federal Rail Administration  6abc Philadelphia

“Fund the 15!” Building Out a True National Network  Railway Age

SEPTA could miss federal deadline for Silverliner IV rail car inspection  FOX 29 Philadelphia

SEPTA Regional Riders frustrated after federal order forced railcar inspections  CBS News

SEPTA requests federal extension to complete Silverliner IV inspections  6abc Philadelphia

Confirmed: David Armstrong Fink as Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

How to Position Passenger Rail for Federal Funding  Railway Age

NTSB issues urgent safety warning to SEPTA over fire risks involving Silverliner IV railcars  6abc Philadelphia

MTS Earns ‘Perfect Score’ in Federal Triennial Review  Railway Age

Report: Brightline West Costs Balloon to $21.5B  Railway Age

Commuter Rail Excess Liability Insurance a ‘Train Wreck‘  Railway Age

Railcar builder CEO Tekorius appointed to Federal Reserve branch  FreightWaves

FRA approves first autonomous rail car test program  trains.com

Fabrication Starts for High-Tech Fortis Railcar  Department of Energy (.gov)

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants  Railway Age

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility  Railway Age

ASLRRA to OMB: Repeal 4 FRA Rules, 1 EPA Rule  Railway Age

Port of Benton Lands $9.56MM Federal Grant  Railway Age

FRA’s proposed rule on certifying rail car origins earns kudos from trade groups  FreightWaves

WSJ News Exclusive | Railcar That Overheated in Ohio Train Derailment Changed Hands Several Times  The Wall Street Journal

Businesses sue railroads, chemical companies over railcar styrene leak  FOX19 | Cincinnati

President-Elect Intends to Nominate Fink as FRA Lead  Railway Age

Confirmed: Amit Bose Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

Port of Long Beach Channel Deepening Project Receives Federal Authorization  Railway Age

U.S. Government Shuts Down; What Railroaders Need to Know  Railway Age

Federal Inspectors Visit CRRC Rail Car Factory in Massachusetts  Alliance for American Manufacturing

RRD23MR005.aspx  NTSB (.gov)

Inglewood Transit Connector Project Lands $1B Federal Grant  Railway Age

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on NYCT Train-to-Train Collision  Railway Age

Report: The Portal Project Advances in California  Railway Age

Some SEPTA Regional Rail trains canceled again Tuesday as inspections continue from federal order  CBS News

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule  Earthjustice

FRA Announces Fed-State National Program, Corridor ID Selections  Railway Age

House Votes to Close a Loophole That's Allowed Tax Money to Continue to Flow to a Chinese State-Owned Rail Car Maker  Alliance for American Manufacturing

‘Arbitrary and Capricious’  Railway Age

US federal government to lead Penn Station reconstruction  International Railway Journal

RTA wins $130 million federal grant to replace railcar fleet, starting with Red Line  Cleveland.com

Canada Launches National Supply Chain Office  Railway Age

National Steel Car Workers on Strike  Railway Age

Senate Agrees to One-Year Ban on Transit Rail Car and Bus Procurements from Chinese-Owned Companies  The Eno Center for Transportation

Residents told they can return home after train styrene leak but questions remain  Cincinnati Enquirer

Federal agency investigating Perris railcar chemical leak  Daily Bulletin

60,000 pounds of explosive chemical lost in rail shipment from Wyoming to California  NBC News

Chinese-Owned Rail Car Factory In Springfield Dodges Federal Ban  WAMC

30 Tons of Explosive Chemicals Lost During Rail Shipment (Published 2023)  The New York Times

New Federal Railroad Administration Rule Can Help Reduce Passenger Train Costs  Competitive Enterprise Institute

Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crew stays on track with railcar training maneuvers  Must Read Alaska

SEPTA less than halfway finished with federally mandated rail car inspections  Audacy

Swiss Federal Railways tests ATO-controlled locomotive  International Railway Journal

Federal investigation into suspended rail cars puts focus on inspections, maintenance  The Washington Post

Railroad tank-car safety woes date decades before crude oil concerns  McClatchy Washington Bureau

Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi cutting ribbon to inaugurate new rake of railcar at Rawalpindi Railway Station  Associated Press of Pakistan

Federal Railroad Association says they're working to stop train horns in quiet zones  WNDU

Rebels destroyed Federal ironclad railcar at York  Yorkblog

Federal grain car fleet gets smaller  The Western Producer

Australia revises national freight strategy  International Railway Journal

Grain sector needs to discuss hopper car replacement  The Western Producer

Austrian Federal Railways seeks more EMUs  International Railway Journal

New federal law expected to drive renewal of Canada’s grain rail car fleet  The Globe and Mail

Knorr-Bremse acquires braking technology from Federal-Mogul  International Railway Journal

$24.2 million for men burned atop rail car  NBC News