Tank, Hopper and Railcar News

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

Confirmed: David Armstrong Fink as Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

SEPTA chugs along with federally mandated Regional Rail car inspections  Audacy

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

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

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

Railcar builder CEO Tekorius appointed to Federal Reserve branch  FreightWaves

FRA approves first autonomous rail car test program  trains.com

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

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

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

Pullman Foundation acquires first railcar for display at National Historical Park  trains.com

House Subcommittee Eyes Federal Rail Funding Reform  Railway Age

CTV National News: Bodies still unidentified after tragic railcar crash in Portugal  CTV News

AASHTO to Duffy: Ensure ‘Uninterrupted Federal Transportation Funding’  Railway Age

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

FRA Regulatory Roundup  Railway Age

How to Position Passenger Rail for Federal Funding  Railway Age

For House Rail Subcommittee, An Earful on Rail  Railway Age

USDOT Eyes Procedural Reforms; ASLRRA Responds  Railway Age

CN Eyes Expansion of ‘In-Train Wheelset Replacement Program’  Railway Age

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

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

Federal Funding Pursued for NLX  Railway Age

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants  Railway Age

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

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility  Railway Age

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

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

Fortis Construction Advancing  Railway Age

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

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

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

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

RRD23MR005.aspx  NTSB (.gov)

SMART East-West Rail Corridor Receives Federal Boost  Railway Age

‘Arbitrary and Capricious’  Railway Age

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule  Earthjustice

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

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

Confirmed: Amit Bose Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

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

Rushed railcar inspections and ‘stagnated’ safety record reinforce concerns after fiery Ohio crash  Chattanooga Times Free Press

Four weeks after styrene leak, community struggles with toxic cargo parked on train tracks  WCPO 9 Cincinnati

NCCC, BMWED Vote to Ratify National Agreement  Railway Age

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

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

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

RTA Gets $15m In Federal Funds To Help With Red Line Railcar Replacement  Ideastream

Eno Center Releases Report on Proposed Chinese Railcar Ban  The Eno Center for Transportation

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

US federal government to lead Penn Station reconstruction  International Railway Journal

Federal agency investigating Perris railcar chemical leak  Daily Bulletin

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

LA automated people mover project nets federal grant  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

Swiss Federal Railways tests ATO-controlled locomotive  International Railway Journal

Metra secures federal funding to buy BEMU fleet  International Railway Journal

Runaway rail car kicked loose by teen hits New York station  The Jackson Sun

Federal funding for Florida SunRail expansion  International Railway Journal

Oil Tank Car Fire Forces Evacuation of North Dakota Town (Published 2015)  The New York Times

Rebels destroyed Federal ironclad railcar at York  Yorkblog

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

Grain sector needs to discuss hopper car replacement  The Western Producer

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

$24.2 million for men burned atop rail car  NBC News

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

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

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