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FRA launches new smartphone app to raise awareness of highway-rail grade crossings
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of an iOS smartphone mobile application, the Rail Crossing Locator, which provides the public with easy...
CSX to announces 2Q 2013 financial information on July 16
(Source: CSX press release, June 19, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release second-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time...
Amtrak looking to handle growing demand for bikes on board
(Source: DC Streetsblog, June 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak can be a great option if you want to travel to another city sans car. But if you want to take your bike on board an Amtrak train, on most routes you’ll have to dismantle it, at least partially, and fit...
High winds derail 47 BNSF cars in Texas Panhandle
(Source: Associated Press, June 18, 2013) FRIONA, Texas — A storm packing winds strong enough to form a tornado has derailed more than 40 BNSF Railway cars in the Texas Panhandle. No one was injured. Full story: Houston Chronicle
NTSB issues urgent safety recommendation to Metro-North on work crew safety
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, June 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued an urgent safety recommendation to Metro-North Railroad to provide redundant protection for track maintenance crews who...
CSX alleges negligence by truck driver and his company in explosive derailment near Baltimore
(Source: Baltimore Sun, June 19, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — CSX is suing the truck driver involved in last month's Rosedale train crash, arguing that he did not take proper care when crossing the railroad tracks. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in...
Lawmakers as MTA to support Amtrak tunnel project
(Source: The Journal News, June 18, 2013) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Eight state lawmakers from Rockland and Orange are calling on the MTA to financially back a $15 billion Amtrak project that would build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and allow for the...
AAR: Railroads report rail traffic up 0.5 percent over 2012 for week ending June 15
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 20, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported an increase in weekly rail traffic for the week ending June 15, 2013, with total U.S. weekly carloads of 288,879 carloads,...
RSAC committee recommends passenger rail crashworthiness standards to accommodate high-speed rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) voted unanimously to recommend...
NTSB says lack of PTC, engineer’s vision problems contributed to fatal wreck in Goodwell, Okla.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, June 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a June 24, 2012 head-on collision of two Union Pacific Railroad freight trains was the...
