July 23, 2024 | Fatality, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board, July 22, 2024) On March 7, 2023, about 1:08 a.m. local time, a Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) conductor on NS train C75B106 was killed when the train collided with a dump truck as it entered a private highway-railroad...
July 23, 2024 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, July 23, 2024) BNSF Railway Police have accused a 17-year-old railroad enthusiast of purposely derailing a coal train and filming it in Nebraska this spring. The teenager allegedly filmed the derailment as it happened and...
July 23, 2024 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains.com, July 23, 2024) In the west, Union Pacific has 146 more engineers and conductors than a year ago and BNSF Railway has added 57 engineers and conductors, according to labor data provided to the Surface Transportation Board last month. As of June,...
July 22, 2024 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, July 21, 2024) BNSF Railway is working to clean up a pair of derailments that occurred on Saturday, July 20. No injuries or hazardous materials situations resulted from either. The first was reported at approximately 12:46 a.m. near Ottawa, Kan.,...
July 22, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 21, 2024) After releasing its final report last week, the NTSB has issued more than 30 safety recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. These include improving the performance of defect detection...
July 19, 2024 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 17, 2024) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 13, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,806 carloads and intermodal...
July 19, 2024 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Weather
(Source: Trains.com, July 18, 2024) Extreme heat is taking its toll on rail transportation along the Northeast Corridor, with transit agencies and Amtrak all feeling the impact and taking operational measures. Full story: Trains.com
July 18, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Transport Topics, July 17, 2024) Transportation and Infrastructure’s Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee will convene July 23 for a hearing specific to train safety. Senior lawmakers intend to press stakeholders on industry best...
July 18, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2024) The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last...
July 17, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains.com, July 16, 2024) The Federal Railroad Administration has updated its 2023 safety advisory that encourages railroads to make better use of data from wayside hot-bearing detectors. The second supplement to the advisory, issued in draft form on Friday,...
