May 4, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Boston 25 News, May 3, 2023) Each day, freight trains carry toxic and flammable material travel throughout Massachusetts – but local officials and emergency personnel don’t know what’s going through their community at any moment. Full story: Yahoo...
May 4, 2023 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2023) Ridership rose to 11.3 million in the quarter, 59% of ridership recorded in Q1 2019, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials said in a press release. Full story: Progressive...
May 4, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 2, 2023) Railroads now must seek Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval before temporarily disabling their Positive Train Control (PTC) systems during infrastructure upgrades or capital projects, according to a...
May 4, 2023 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 3, 2023) During an investor day presentation on May 3, Canadian National touted its operational improvements over the past year and said its faster, more fluid network has created capacity that its marketing team can sell to propel...
May 3, 2023 | News, Railroad Safety, SLB Elections
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 3 — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz focused on rail safety as the guest of honor at the BLET Minnesota State Legislative Board’s quadrennial meeting in Bloomington, Minn., April 23-26, 2023. Among other items, Governor Walz discussed with BLET...
