May 10, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, May 9, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of its ongoing work to protect the American public, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration laid out a new round of steps focused on the...
May 10, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 10, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released its annual enforcement report, summarizing regulatory compliance inspections and audits conducted in the past fiscal year by FRA or state inspectors participating in FRA’s rail...
May 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland has been canceled through at least Wednesday after a landslide between Vancouver, Wash, and Kelso, Wash., on Monday. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 10, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Union Pacific is in the final stage of modifying the paint scheme of its locomotive fleet. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 10, 2023 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, May 9, 2023) A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years, saying that after being promoted regularly...
