January 20, 2021 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Bristol Herald Courier, January 17, 2021) CLINCHCO, Va. — At around 12:30 a.m. on January 15, a CSX train struck a boulder on the tracks near the town of Clinchco, causing two locomotives and seven rail cars to derail, according to Sheriee Bowman, a CSX...
January 20, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, January 16, 2021) BOSTON — Fees on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft will not increase in Massachusetts after Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a new proposed fee structure while signing a $16.5 billion transportation bond bill on Friday. The...
January 20, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KUOW, January 19, 2021) SEATTLE, Wash. — The day started like many others in Washington state, with a long line of tanker cars carrying crude oil to a refinery on the shores of Puget Sound. Full story: www.kuow.org
January 20, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: KUOW, January 19, 2021) SEATTLE, Wash. — Even though an oil train derailed and burned for hours that day, government officials and oil-industry critics alike say the Puget Sound region got lucky on Dec. 22. No one was injured when the 108-car train derailed...
January 19, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 18, 2021) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration have prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for a proposed superconducting maglev...
