January 19, 2021 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 18, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board took a victory lap last week over the implementation of positive train control, the landmark safety system that it first recommended after the head-on collision of...
January 19, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 18, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of former New York City Transportation Commissioner...
January 19, 2021 | Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 13, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In the movie “Falling Down,” the character played by Michael Douglas is stranded in a Los Angeles traffic jam. He abandons his car, starts walking with briefcase in hand and ultimately has a mental...
January 19, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, January 18, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. operations of the Class I railroads employed the fewest number of employees in 2020 since at least 2012. Headcount at U.S. Class I rail operations totaled 120,492 employees last year, a 14%...
January 18, 2021 | Headlines, NTSB, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 15, 2021) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday announced it would close three key positive train control (PTC) safety recommendations after more than 40 railroads required to implement PTC met the...
