NTSB Issues Scathing Final Report on Amtrak Crash Occupational Health and Safety
The board's conclusions, recommendations, and statements from individual board members are riveting, starting on page 120 of the report. They cite multiple ...
FreightCar America, Inc. Announces Steve Cianci as Senior Vice President, Railcar Sales and Marketing Nasdaq
CHICAGO, June 24, 2019-- FreightCar America, Inc. today announced that Steve Cianci will join the Company as Senior Vice President, Railcar Sales.
3,000 feet of fire hose needed to get to rail car blaze on East Side, Madison Fire Dept. says Madison.com
Madison firefighters had to lay down 3000 feet of fire hose Monday afternoon to get to a railroad passenger car on fire on the East Side, with nobody injured in.
“Stay on Route” iPhone app for blind/visually impaired RailwayAge Magazine
James Grice, a second-year University of Kent (Britain) Business School BSc (Bachelor of Science) Management student, has launched a new iPhone app ...
P3s Key for TOD RailwayAge Magazine
RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2019 ISSUE: Toronto's unprecedented growth has spurred conversations on new ways to approach Transit-Oriented Development, with ...
U.S. House votes to block rail tank cars of LNG FreightWaves
Amendment would hinder LNG export plans by New Fortress Energy.
ION LRT comes to fruition RailwayAge Magazine
Contract operator Keolis North America on June 21 launched the long-awaited ION Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Kitchener's Fairway Station. ION, the Waterloo ...
Amtrak Bullying Now Targets SEPTA RailwayAge Magazine
WATCHING WASHINGTON, JUNE 2019 - Here we go again with Amtrak. While complaining that host freight railroads unreasonably impair its legal right to ...
Ohio measure would require two-person crews RailwayAge Magazine
Written by Bill Wilson, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures. facebook. twitter. linkedin. email. print. image description. Ohio state ...
Federal Railroad Administration wants to hear from you about stopped trains WTHITV.com
Federal Railroad Administration wants to hear from you about stopped trains.
The march to one-person crews continues RailwayAge Magazine
If one looks at recent developments, the Federal Railroad Administration's withdrawal of the two-person-crew-minimum NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), ...
Rail traffic continues off track RailwayAge Magazine
In an unfortunate sign of the times, U.S. weekly rail traffic has continued its slide, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Inmates help expand railroad attraction at Carson Park WQOW TV News 18
Eau Claire (WQOW) – Construction is now underway to add a third track to the Carson Park train ride. The Chippewa Valley Railroad Association is getting help ...
UPDATED: New House bill includes 45G extension RailwayAge Magazine
The House Ways & Means Committee on June 20 favorably reported-out H.R. 3301,the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019. The 45G ...
Falcone joins Railroad Financial Corp. RailwayAge Magazine
Rail equipment finance veteran Andrew J. Falcone has joined Railroad Financial Corp. as a Vice President, based in Boston. Falcone brings 30 years of ...
Federal Railroad Administration taking comments about blocked train crossings 14 News WFIE Evansville
The Federal Railroad Administration is now taking comments about trains blocking crossings.
Growing Investments in the Railway Industry to Create Positive Impact on the Global Railroads Market- QYR Consulting Yahoo Finance
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Railroads have played a major role in industrial revolution, especially in the US. Their construction brought ...
Baun joins MULR as CCO RailwayAge Magazine
Rail industry veteran Theodore W. “Ted” Baun will be joining MUL Railcars, Inc. (MULR), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited ...
FRA doles out more than $326 million in grants RailwayAge Magazine
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that 45 projects in 29 states will benefit from $326 million-plus in grant money under the ...
Bombardier opening new California rail-car assembly site Reuters
(Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier is opening a new facility in California that will assemble rail cars for San Francisco's rapid transit system by year's end, and ...
Police continue to investigate burglary spree in Kenney WJBC News
The DeWitt County Sheriff's office Tuesday released a photo of one possible suspect captured at one of the businesses robbed.. (Photo DeWitt Sheriff/Facebook ...
Observations on STB's Rate Reform Task Force Report RailwayAge Magazine
Surface Transportation Board (STB) staff recently released a rate reform report with a series of recommendations. Readers should remember that before any of ...
How Acela trainsets are made: Inside the Alstom facility RailwayAge Magazine
Amtrak Vice President Northeast Corridor Caroline Decker at Alstom's Hornell, N.Y., plant with a power car for the new Acela Express high-speed trainset.
Official blasts complacency before 2017 Amtrak derailment Q13 News Seattle
The National Transportation Safety Board has published its final report on a deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state in 2017, with the agency's vice ...
Preventive to Prescriptive to Predictive RailwayAge Magazine
Railway Age, June 2019 Issue, The Evolution in Track Geometry Technology: As railroaders know, establishing and maintaining proper track geometry requires ...
Rail car facility rolling into Butler county with 250-plus new jobs KCRG
Officials expect ground to be broken next month for a new rail car maintenance facility in eastern Iowa's Butler County.
FTA allocates $300M to Transbay project RailwayAge Magazine
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) just announced that the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project will receive a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding allocation ...
Pacific Railcar Operators: Speeders | Calendar Coos Bay World
Come see historical railcars, otherwise known as speeders, up close at the Oregon Coast Historical Railway Museum.
New rail car plant to bring 263 jobs to Butler County Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
WATERLOO – Butler County is eager to welcome a new rail car maintenance *service* rolling into town this summer. In tow will be more than 250 jobs and a ...
SCOTUS to AAR: No writ of certiorari RailwayAge Magazine
In the latest twist of an ongoing saga now in its 11th year, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has denied an Association of American Railroads ...
Part 4 of 6: Hey! Wanna Buy a Bridge? RailwayAge Magazine
Around 1900, sharp operators in New York City would fleece tourists by offering to sell them the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge, which still impresses and inspires ...
CREATE WA4 project completed RailwayAge Magazine
BNSF Railway and the Chicago CREATE partners have completed BNSF Connection project (WA4), which established a new direct connection between ...
MTA aims to hold train manufacturer accountable Newsday
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is calling on top leaders of another contractor to appear before the board next month and answer for the ongoing ...
BART announces plans for rail car assembly site in Bay Area Daily Californian
BART joined Bombardier Transportation for a press conference to announce the implementation of a new railway car assembly site in Pittsburg, California.
Rail News - Rail supplier news from Keolis, FRA, DMI, Bourque Logistics and Alstom (June 25). For Railroad Career Professionals Progressive Rail Roading
Keolis has launched its first North American light-rail operation in the Waterloo region of Ontario, Canada. As part of the GrandLinq Consortium, Keolis' local ...
Transport Canada: Normalized steel TIH requirement, consistent with US RailwayAge Magazine
Railroad tank cars transporting TIH (toxic inhalation hazard) substances in Canada will be required to have heads and shells constructed of normalized steel ...
AFLAS: CP the Best Logistics Service Provider – Rail RailwayAge Magazine
Canadian Pacific (CP) recently announced that it took home the Best Logistics *Service* Provider – Rail award at the Asian Freight Logistics and Supply Chain ...
Snake Reported On Metro Train, Causes Delay Washington, DC Patch
Snake Reported On Metro Train, Causes Delay - Washington DC, DC - A passenger reportedly spotted another passenger on a Metro train moving a snake from ...
Rail car restoration project is labor of love for former Memphian The Daily Memphian
Former Memphian Keith White has restored a classic rail car as a labor of love.
Rolling Asset Health RailwayAge Magazine
Railway Age, June 2019 Issue, Combining Big Data Analytics With Remote Monitoring: Advancing safe and efficient rail operations continues to be a primary ...
June continues May's rail traffic slide RailwayAge Magazine
On the heels of a dreary May, things are not looking up for rail traffic in June, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
56 people treated after rail car spills sulfur dioxide in Salt Lake City KSL.com
Two people were transported to a hospital and more than 50 others were treated for symptoms after a rail car spilled at least 300 gallons of sulfur dioxide in Salt ...
Railcar refurbishing plant will bring 263 jobs to Clarksville Radio Iowa
A Dallas, Texas based company specializing in railcar renovation and manufacturing plans to build a new plant near the Butler County town of Clarksville in ...
Barney & Smith railcar to be centerpiece of Carillon’s Culp Cafe dayton.com
Built in 1903, a Barney & Smith interurban railcar will be the centerpiece of the new Culp's Cafe at Carillon Park — offering tabletop seating.
Local warehouse company receives grant to expand rail transportation CBS19 News
A grant for a warehouse company in Rockingham County could help alleviate congestion on interstates across the state.
AAR: Freight traffic, total carloads decline RailwayAge Magazine
Total carloads were down and only three commodity groups saw year-over-year increases for the week ended May 25, according to figures released by the ...
Bombardier expands US operations in California RailwayAge Magazine
The premier rail equipment off the Pittsburg assembly line will be the “Fleet of the Future” rail cars from Bombardier's 775-car contract with BART. The work ...
PSR: For employees, pain, no gain RailwayAge Magazine
Six out of the seven Class I freight railroads in operating in the U.S. (including CN's and Canadian Pacific's subsidiaries) have implemented or are in the process ...
Eastern Iowa to get $60 million rail car shop The Gazette
The proximity of a rail line operated by Cedar Rapids-based Iowa Northern Railroad was a key factor in a Dallas company's decision to purchase land in Eastern ...
3 can't-miss shows: Alpha Hopper, Car Seat Headrest, the Midnight Buffalo News
Alpha Hopper, 8 p.m. June 22 at Duende at Silo City (85 Silo City Row), $10. Gripping noise-punk outfit Alpha Hopper is readying the release of its latest re…
MTA board moves to ban repeat pervs from subway New York Daily News
Repeat creeps have been flashing and groping subway riders for years, and now the MTA wants to take the bold move of banning them from the system.
New strategy targets major upturn in rail freight volumes International Railway Journal
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has ambitious plans to boost rail freight volumes through a major restructuring of this element of the business.
Letter to the Editor: “Gateway - The Series” RailwayAge Magazine
In Part 2 of “Gateway - The Series,” authored by Contributing Editor David Peter Alan, the implication is made that all rail advocates support a two-track ...
RailUSA acquires 430-mile Florida rail line RailwayAge Magazine
Independent freight railroad and rail services holding company RailUSA, LLC recently acquired a 430-mile rail line and related real estate from CSX Corporation ...
Alstom eyes zero-emissions future in America Wellsville Daily Reporter
Hydrogen cell trains could be introduced in coming years.
LIRC, GWM to open transload facility RailwayAge Magazine
In an effort to expand the distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region, Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) ...
MBTA forms panel to create, upgrade safety standards Railway Track & Structures
MBTA hopes panel consisting of industry safety experts will help modify existing standards as well as create new ones.
Thales picked for Canadian LRT expansion RailwayAge Magazine
Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, the seat of Canada's government, and the Unesco World Heritage site Rideau canal on a bright autumn afternoon. © Danielle ...
US DOT: SLSI's Safety Culture Assessment “most comprehensive” RailwayAge Magazine
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that the Short Line Safety Institute's (SLSI) program, Safety Culture Assessment (SCA), was named ...
LIRC promotes Kramer to VP Transportation RailwayAge Magazine
Jeremy Kramer has been promoted to Vice President Transportation at Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC). He will be responsible for train operations, ...
Local company restores 1947 steam locomotive | Communities North County Outlook
Arlington repair and machine shop Newell Corp. recently took on a unique contract: restoring a historical 1947 steam locomotive to working condition.
Amtrak appoints new CFO, COO RailwayAge Magazine
The Amtrak Board of Directors recently approved two leadership changes, as new-hire Tracie Winbigler has been tabbed to serve as the company's Executive ...
Our Nation's Rail, Bridges, and Roads Successful Farming
Here's a look at the transportation system working behind the scenes moving products from gate to plate.
New Huntington entrance, shutdown work drive Metro capital spending over budget WTOP
Metro is building a new entrance at the Huntington Metro station that will eventually mean riders at the Fairfax County, Virginia, rail station will no longer have to ...
Crunican to FTA: Stop stalling RailwayAge Magazine
As she nears retirement, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) General Manager Grace Crunican is renewing a call for action to the Federal Transit Administration ...
New Calif. Railcar Assembly Plant Opening | Bombardier American Machinist
Bombardier Transportation is opening a new railcar assembly operation in Pittsburg, Calif., principally to produce the “Fleet of the Future” railcars for the San ...
DB tests AI-equipped customer service “talking head” RailwayAge Magazine
German Rail (DB) has begun testing a Socio Empathic Human-Machine Interaction (Semmi) customer *service* robot that, using artificial intelligence (AI), is able ...
CP opens VAC RailwayAge Magazine
Canadian Pacific has opened its new Vancouver Automotive Compound (VAC), which has been located to handle motor vehicles made in North America for ...
Railroad Software brings aboard industry vet Elsberry RailwayAge Magazine
Railroad Software recently announced the hiring of Tim Elsberry—who has more than 40 years of *service* in the industry—as its Vice President of Business ...
Disabled Rail Car Forces Outbound T To Be Redirected CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All outbound rails on the T were temporarily deviated to the Allentown line to avoid the Mt. Washington Tunnel where a rail car was ...
NS prepares TOP21 launch RailwayAge Magazine
Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced that it is preparing to unveil TOP21, its Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) operating plan. Under TOP21, the ...
TriMet taps Siemens for $80M mid-life overhaul RailwayAge Magazine
Siemens Mobility recently announced that it has won a mid-life overhaul *service* contract worth $80 million—with options for up to $25 million more—for TriMet's ...
CP sets grain record RailwayAge Magazine
As of the end of May 2019, Canadian Pacific (CP) set a grain record by moving 22.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products since the ...
Nearly $29M grant will help update MacArthur Bridge St. Louis Business Journal
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) received a $28.8 million Federal Railroad Administration grant to replace the main span girders on the ...
New York MTA launches OMNY pilot RailwayAge Magazine
More than 25 years after it began transitioning its fare payment system from traditional metal tokens to the MetroCard, the New York Metropolitan Transportation ...
Khan hired as NJT CTO — I&O RailwayAge Magazine
NJ Transit announced that it has hired Bilal Khan to serve as its Chief Technology Officer for Infrastructure and Operation (CTO – I&O). Khan joins NJ Transit with ...
Art treasure uncovered by Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad volunteers restoring the Saint Lucie Sound rail car Akron Beacon Journal
It has been hidden from view for nearly four decades.Covered by thick glue and carpet, the mural depicting Seminole Indians along the side of the curved bar on ...
House Oversight taking on TSA Politico
DJI fires back — House passes approps amendments aimed at Chao.
Global Railcar Leasing Market 2019 – Wells Fargo, GATX, Union Tank Car, CIT, VTG Market News 24
Global Railcar Leasing Market Research Report comprises holistic business information and changing trends in the market that enables users to spot the ...
Metro, Intersection plan to technologize Blue Line RailwayAge Magazine
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) recently announced that it has partnered with technology company Intersection to install a ...
Downes tabbed as GBX CFO RailwayAge Magazine
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announced that its Senior Vice President and acting Chief Financial Officer Adrian Downes has been appointed Chief Financial ...
Trump Admin's Latest Rail Safety Rollback Sets up Industry to Make Its Own Rules DeSmog
This week, the Trump administration's Department of Transportation (DOT) withdrew another rail safety recommendation originally proposed during the Obama ...
Virgin Trains USA breaks ground for Orlando-South Florida rail Florida Politics
Sometimes, leaps of faith pay off. To that end, on Monday leaders of Virgin Trains USA and Central Florida celebrated the groundbreaking that will lead to a $2 ...
British hydrogen train prototype approved for mainline testing International Railway Journal
Britain's first hydrogen train, HydroFlex, has received approval for mainline testing following a successful proof-of-concept.
A beaver tale slapped down in the valley of the Clark Fork The Missoulian
BEAVERTAIL HILL — Once there was a king who reigned over all the Clark Fork River Valley.
Waterloo-Kitchener Ion light rail inaugurated International Railway Journal
LIGHT Rail arrived in the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener, Toronto, on June 21 with the inauguration of Stage 1 of the Ion network.
End Of The Line For CSX’s Ala. Fuel Tax Row, Justices Say Law360
Alabama's and CSX's dispute over whether a fuel sales tax discriminates against rail carriers has ended for now, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined on ...
CalPortland commissions new reduced-emissions rail car mover at Oro Grande cement plant Aggregates Manager
CalPortland recently commissioned a new rail car mover at its Oro Grande cement plant in California. CalPortland officials and Mojave Desert Air Quality ...
Rail Car moved from Plaza Burleson Star
Wednesday morning, the city of Burleson moved Interurban Express Motor #330 Rail Car from its location near city hall to make room for the construction of the ...
CSX Fuel Tax Case Denied Third Review by Supreme Court Bloomberg Tax
CSX Transportation Inc.'s decade-old fuel tax lawsuit against Alabama won't get a third hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court—a partial win for both the ...
Opinion | It’s time for Indian Railways to take the reform track Livemint
The railways need both administrative and engineering reforms for a $5 trillion Indian economy.
Holocaust Museum Houston Unveils $34 Million Expansion Forbes
Bigger, brighter and broader in scale and scope, Holocaust Museum Houston has relaunched following a two-year, $34 million expansion project.
Commentary: future of U.S. railroads’ chemical transport looks strong FreightWaves
Railroad market expert Jim Blaze writes about the movement of chemicals by rail and how that sub-set of railroad traffic is profitable and may grow significantly in ...
City of Tenino: Come Check Out Our Caboose Centralia Chronicle
When the City of Tenino turned its train depot into what is now the Tenino Depot Museum, it reconstructed some old train tracks in front of the building, hoping to.
Reviewing Guangshen Railway Company Limited (GSH)'s and The Greenbrier Companies Inc. (NYSE:GBX)'s results Stocks Beat
Since Guangshen Railway Company Limited (NYSE:GSH) and The Greenbrier Companies Inc. (NYSE:GBX) are part of the Railroads industry, they are ...
World rail freight news round-up 24 Jun 2019 Following an agreement with Indian rail freight Railway Gazette International
Following an agreement with Indian rail freight company Concor, exporters and importers can now book both rail and sea transport using Cogoport's...
Railcar company adding its largest plant, 500 jobs near Clarksville KCHA News
Clarksville, Iowa – A Dallas, Texas based company specializing in railcar renovation and manufacturing will be adding its largest plant near the Northeast Iowa ...
Estate of rail car serviceman exposed to asbestos net $1M verdict – $5 Million Verdict, reduced to $1 Million Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Stephen Fowlkes worked at Norfolk Southern's car repair shop at Lambert's Point between 1979 and 1990, often servicing and changing out ...
Commentary: Is the death of rail-hauled coal true, or premature? FreightWaves
Market expert Jim Blaze writes about the movement of coal by rail. He explores the history of rail-coal; more importantly, he writes about what the future may hold ...
New European rail freight services announced International Railway Journal
Two new freight services and an agreement to improve direct freight services through central Europe have been announced.