top of page
Search


New UK airline says its passengers will ‘feel like a million dollars’
Transatlantic airline passengers are “sick and tired” of their treatment, according to the founder of a new UK carrier pledging to make...
icarussmith20
Aug 7, 20233 min read


How Brightline is changing passenger rail in the U.S.
When it comes to passenger rail in the the U.S., Americans have one option — Amtrak, which is often plagued with high ticket prices and...
icarussmith20
Aug 7, 20232 min read


BNSF Railway, engineers union reach tentative deal for paid sick leave
Aug 1 (Reuters) - BNSF Railway and the engineers union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on paid sick leave and improvements in...
icarussmith20
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Yellow trucking firm lays off its 30,000 US workers as it ceases operations
The embattled US trucking company Yellow ceased operations on Sunday, and it has laid off all 30,000 of its workers. Yellow, once one of...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20232 min read


U.S. railroads say heatwave to reignite coal shipments this year
July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves across the northern hemisphere to reignite coal shipments as people crank up...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20232 min read


What Would an Amtrak Revival Look Like?
By Angie Schmitt July 14, 2023 at 12:36 PM EDT Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is, like much of the US passenger rail system,...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20237 min read


Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
HELENA, Mont. -- Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company’s inspectors caused the derailment of...
icarussmith20
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Opinion | Remember the Ohio train derailment? The U.S. is still waiting for fixes.
The plumes of black smoke and images of sick and dead animals after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,...
icarussmith20
Jul 19, 20234 min read


Amtrak train derails at Union Station, no injuries reported
Officials say no injuries were reported after an Amtrak train derailed at Union Station in Washington D.C. Tuesday morning. The D.C. Fire...
icarussmith20
Jul 11, 20232 min read


What’s in the New Rail Safety Bill?
Wednesday saw the US Senate Commerce Committee vote on bipartisan rail safety legislation, the Railway Safety Act. The Senate panel,...
icarussmith20
May 12, 20233 min read


Why Are So Many Trains Derailing?
Across the US last year, 1,164 trains derailed. Major derailments frequently make headlines, such as the freight train that derailed in...
icarussmith20
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Wabtec beats results on strong freight demand
April 26 (Reuters) - Heavy industrial parts maker Wabtec Corporation's (WAB.N)first-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday,...
icarussmith20
Apr 27, 20231 min read


Maine warns rail network to address clean-up concerns following train derailment and diesel fuel spi
Maine’s environmental health agency is warning a rail network that it will take over cleanup efforts at the site of a train derailment...
icarussmith20
Apr 24, 20233 min read


CSX quarterly results beat estimates on higher freight rates
April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp (CSX.O) posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as...
icarussmith20
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Amtrak Train Strikes Truck in North Dakota; 2 Teens Killed
SPRINGBROOK, N.D. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train has struck a pickup truck in North Dakota, killing two teenage boys and injuring a...
icarussmith20
Apr 5, 20231 min read


Train carrying hazardous materials derails in North Dakota
A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in North Dakota late on Sunday night in the latest toxic railway accident to hit the US....
icarussmith20
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Ex-transit boss Andy Byford returns to US to run Amtrak’s high-speed program after stint in London
Byford’s back. Former chief of the city’s subways and buses Andy Byford — who turned around the system only to be forced out by then-Gov....
icarussmith20
Mar 24, 20234 min read


Staying on track: First major U.S. railroad merger in 2 decades will go forward
The first major railroad merger in more than two decades, one that would link the United States, Canada and Mexico, was approved by...
icarussmith20
Mar 20, 20233 min read


Biden seeks new funding for air traffic controllers, Amtrak
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday released details on a new proposal calling for more funding for more...
icarussmith20
Mar 14, 20232 min read


‘Hard to ignore Julie Su’: Biden’s labor secretary pick fights for confirmation
Julie Su has come a long way since she first made headlines in 1995 when she, then just 26 years old, was lead lawyer for 72 Thai workers...
icarussmith20
Mar 13, 20236 min read
bottom of page

