April 2, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, News, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, April 2, 2024) Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday. The Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning,...
April 1, 2024 | Headlines, STB, TTD
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman last week appointed 21 members to the board’s newly formed Passenger-Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC). The committee will advise the STB on issues related to the...
April 1, 2024 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: The Hill, March 29, 2024) President Biden informed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday that he is firing Martin Dickman, the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), on grounds of creating a hostile work environment, a source familiar...
April 1, 2024 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 29, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available over $2.4 billion in Consolidated Rail...
April 1, 2024 | BNSF, CPKC, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains.com, March 30, 2024) BNSF Railway and CPKC, the two largest railroads in Minnesota, do not plan to make payments of approximately $1 million to the state required by a law passed last year, saying the state legislation is “pre-empted by federal law.”...
March 28, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 27, 2024) When the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupted operations at the Port of Baltimore on Tuesday, major railroad carriers kept freight flowing despite the inevitable risk of delays. CSX and Norfolk Southern are...
March 28, 2024 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, march 26, 2024) The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of the circumstances the National...
March 28, 2024 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 27, 2024) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 23, 2024. AAR also weighed in on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and how railroads...
March 27, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports, Shippers
(Source: International Railway Journal, March 26, 2024) Class I railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) say that their customers should expect delays with some shipments following the tragic collapse of the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans the Patapsco...
March 27, 2024 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Trains.com, March 26, 2024) The National Transportation Safety Board is looking at Norfolk Southern rules, procedures, and crew training relating to train handling as it continues its investigation into the collision and derailment involving three trains that...
