January 18, 2021 | FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 18 — The head of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has refused to take any action whatsoever to protect passenger railroad workers and the traveling public in and around the nation’s capital following the deadly January 6...
January 15, 2021 | Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 14, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Coal’s share in the generation of U.S. power could grow in 2021 and 2022 amid expectations that higher natural gas prices will spur natural gas’ share to decline, the U.S. Energy Information Administration...
January 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Five commuter rail agencies will receive a total of $40.26 million in grants for highway/rail grade crossing improvements from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad...
January 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, January 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Positive Train Control (PTC) could have prevented the Amtrak derailment over I-5 that killed three people in DuPont, Wash. The technology was not yet installed in 2017. It’s there now, and...
January 15, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Union Pacific customer advisory, January 13, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — High winds with gusts reaching 80-100 miles per hour have been impacting much of southeast Wyoming since early Wednesday morning. The winds are expected to continue through Thursday morning,...
