November 21, 2023 | BNSF, Canada, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: CBC.ca, November 19, 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it is sending an investigator to probe a train collision and derailment in Metro Vancouver, while a spokesperson for the company says no one was injured and there’s no threat to...
November 21, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CBS News, November 20, 2023) A rail line linking two popular Thanksgiving destinations, Miami and Orlando, is giving Florida its first taste of the potential for how high-speed rail could change holiday travel. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave took a ride...
November 21, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) The ongoing theme of improving rail service as a means to capture market share away from trucking again appeared in comments from Class I railroad executives speaking at recent investor conferences. Full story: Freight...
November 21, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 21, 2023) Some attendees at a rail industry conference were cautiously optimistic that bad years may be behind the industry. There was also concern over whether or not growth will emerge. Full story: Freight Waves
November 21, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains.com, November 17, 2023) A collision between Norfolk Southern and CSX trains led to a derailment and fire this morning at CSX’s Howells Yard in northwest Atlanta. The incident was contained on CSX property and the railroad says there is no risk to the...
November 21, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, November 19, 2023) Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. Full story:...
November 21, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC Chicago, November 20, 2023) One person was killed and emergency crews were responding after a freight train struck a semi truck that was stopped on the Norfolk Southern rail yard tracks in Chicago, the Chicago Fire Department said. Full story: NBC...
November 21, 2023 | Commuter Rail, CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Trains.com, November 17, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City says it has agreed to study passenger service on part of its freight network in Mexico, and is reviewing a draft decree by the Mexican government regarding passenger train operations. Full story:...
November 21, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) Martin Oberman, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, had several complimentary statements in his address Thursday to the RailTrends conference about progress in the nation’s rail sector. He called out several Class I...
November 17, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 16, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman — who used his position as a bully pulpit to criticize railroads and encourage them to reach their potential by hauling more of the nation’s freight — announced today that...
