April 15, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 14, 2020) A coalition of rail labor organizations is asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to ensure freight railroads are recalling furloughed workers before seeking waivers from federal safety regulations. Full...
April 15, 2020 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: River Bender, April 14, 2020) GODFREY, Ill. — A man was seriously injured around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the train track in the 6300 block of Lake Drive in Godfrey. The man was an employee of Kansas City Southern. It is not known exactly how the injuries...
April 14, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Global Railway Review, April 14, 2020) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With asthma rates for the region being the highest in the U.S., the new California high-speed rail project will work to reduce high air pollution levels. Full story: Global Railway...
April 14, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Bangor Daily News, April 13, 2020) BANGOR, Maine — Amtrak’s Downeaster rail service has been suspended through at least the end of April. Full story: Bangor Daily News