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CSX safety record comes under scrutiny as accident, injury rates rise
(Source: Trains, February 12, 2018) CSX’s train accident and personal injury rates both rose last year, by 12 percent and 13 percent, respectively, amid the broad operational and management changes made by then-CEO E. Hunter Harrison. The Federal Railroad...
A 1st grader brought donuts to first responders during S.C. train crash, so they returned the favor
(Source: Live 5 News, February 9, 2018) COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s through tragedies that we often see some of the greatest gestures of kindness. Lexington County first responders paid a visit to a group of first graders on Friday. They were there to return a favor to...
Opinion: Wide open spaces make Texas the perfect market for Japan’s bullet train
(Source: Forbes opinion column by Salvatore Babones, February 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Japan's flagship Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line links the capital Tokyo to second city Osaka with an average of 179 daily services in each direction. These "bullet trains" make...
Acela pull-apart preliminary findings: FRA
(Source: Railway Age, February 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Railway Age has obtained an internal Federal Railroad Administration narrative of the Feb. 6 incident in which an Acela Express trainset experienced a separation between two cars at a speed of approximately 125 mph....
House Dems urge full funding for Amtrak partners
(Source: The Hill, February 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats on Thursday urged the Trump administration to provide Amtrak’s partners with full funding in next year’s budget, arguing railroads need to enact a key train safety feature. Full story: The...
Opinion: Reliable Amtrak service can turn deadly when underfunded
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Russell G. Quimby, February 9, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent rash of Amtrak related accidents and incidents capturing media attention has left the American public wondering about the safety and cost of this government...
Despite fatal accidents, train safety still isn’t a top priority in Washington
(Source: New York Magazine, February 12, 2018) NEW YORK — In the past two months, there have been four fatal accidents involving Amtrak trains. In December three people died on a train making its first trip on a track between Seattle and Portland. On January 14 a...
Opinion: America’s railroad blues are self-inflicted wounds
(Source: Seattle Times opinion column by Jon Talton, February 10, 2018) SEATTLE — From the Dec. 18th derailment of Amtrak Cascades 501 to the South Carolina collision between Amtrak’s Silver Star and a standing freight train earlier this month, train safety has...
Even when not at fault, Amtrak can bear cost of accidents
(Source: Associated Press, February 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, last weekend. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility...
Top official resigns from FRA amid questions about his employment
(Source: Politico, February 10, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A top official charged with overseeing the safety of the nation's railroads has resigned "effective immediately," the Department of Transportation said Saturday after Politico raised questions about whether he...
