Railroad News

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) named crew member fatigue as the probable cause of a 2014 Union Pacific (UP) Hoxie, Ark., accident that killed two crew members and seriously injured two others.

Two Union Pacific trains collided in the early hours on Aug. 14, 2014, while traversing a turnout control point. NTSB's report on the accident found that the northbound crew had no indication of the impending collision and that the southbound train conductor was likely asleep at the time of the collision. The report also cited a lack of federal regulations governing sleep disorder and fatigue modeling tools as a contributing factor to the accident.

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

Bridge engineering firm Modjeski and Masters has been awarded a contract to complete engineering services needed for the rehabilitation and replacement of old portions of MetroTransit’s Union Station Tunnel in St. Louis, Mo.

​For Immediate Release

AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for November and Week Ending December 3, 2016

 Crude Oil Carloads for Third Quarter of 2016 Also Updated

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 7, 2016 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for November 2016.

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Amtrak

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Freight Rail Industry Joins In Push for Swift Consideration of

Regulatory Reform Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dec. 7, 2016 – The Association of American Railroads this week joined associations and chambers of commerce from across the country in a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to make consideration of the "Regulatory Accountability Act" an early priority for the 115th Congress.

The letter secured 380 association signatories from 47 states and the District of Columbia, representing various sectors including agriculture, energy, manufacturing and transportation.

12/7/2016    

Rail News: CSX Transportation

12/7/2016    

Rail News: CSX Transportation

12/7/2016    

Rail News: People

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

Ottawa’s O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project team celebrated a milestone last week as its first light-rail vehicle (LRV) assembled in Canada’s capital city began testing on the track between the system’s Blair and Cyrville stations.

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Safety

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Mechanical

Metro Vancouver, B.C., gained more than 6.5 miles of rail rapid transit Dec. 2 with the opening of the Evergreen extension.

The extension will provide service between Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby and Vancouver and carry an estimated 70,000 people per day by 2021.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Dec. 5 that $300.3 million in grants will go to 32 university transportation centers (UTCs) to accelerate research and education programs dealing with the county’s transportation challenges. 

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Security

12/6/2016    

Rail News: Safety