September 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, September 27, 2021) JOPLIN, Montana — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have arrived at the site of Saturday’s Amtrak derailment in Montana that left three dead and at least seven hospitalized, officials said. Full...
September 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, September 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. We are in mourning today for the people who lost their lives due to the derailment of the Empire Builder train Saturday, near Joplin, Montana, on the BNSF Railway, as well as the many others who were...
September 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Daily Mail, September 26, 2021) LONDON — One of three people killed when an Amtrak train derailed in Montana has been identified as a married engineer who was headed for a vacation with his wife. Zach Schneider, 28, was on the Empire Builder with his wife...
September 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: www.icis.com, September 24, 2021) HOUSTON — The US chemical industry is watching closely as the railroad sector is set to further consolidate with the pending merger between rail carriers Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two directors at...
September 28, 2021 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, September 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amit Bose, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, took on questions about automated track inspection, crew sizes, hazardous materials transportation, and port congestion, among other...
