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,...
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- Apr 28
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 27
- 1 min
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,...
- Apr 24
- 3 min
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...
- Apr 21
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 5
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 28
- 2 min
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....
- Mar 24
- 4 min
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....
- Mar 20
- 3 min
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...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
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...
- Mar 13
- 6 min
‘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...
- Mar 6
- 4 min
Why the US rail system may be on the wrong track
As the village of East Palestine, Ohio, contended with the aftermath of last month’s train derailment and environmental contamination,...
- Feb 27
- 9 min
The extraordinary train lifeline behind Ukraine’s Rail Force One
CNN — It was “Rail Force One” – the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from Przemyśl Główny in Poland...
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Man struck, killed by Amtrak train in New Haven, officials said
Lisa Backus NEW HAVEN — Metropolitan Transit Authority police are investigating how a 37-year-old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak...
- Feb 7
- 4 min
A freight train derailment in Ohio puts US infrastructure back in a bruising spotlightPaul LeBlanc
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, American infrastructure is back in the worst kind of spotlight. The fiery...
- Jan 31
- 1 min
CSX loses federal injunction bid in rail antitrust case
(Reuters) - CSX Transportation Inc has lost another key ruling in its antitrust lawsuit seeking greater access to a large Virginia port,...
- Jan 19
- 2 min
U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on 'train ride from hell'
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A group of four U.S. senators on Wednesday asked passenger railroad Amtrak Chief Executive Stephen Gardner...
- Jan 5
- 2 min
U.S. judge scraps CSX jury trial in rail antitrust case
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Virginia on Tuesday blocked freight carrier CSX Transportation Inc from pursuing federal antitrust claims...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Freight Rail Union President Loses Re-election After Members Were Forced to Accept Contract
In a massive upset, the longtime president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a major freight rail union...
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Union Pacific Railroad Puts Its Shipping Limits on Hold
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific says it will stop imposing temporary limits on certain businesses' shipments while it reviews the policy...
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