June 7, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: PennLive, June 5, 2023) Four months after the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio – less than a mile from the Pennsylvania border – the Pa. House on Monday voted in favor of final passage of a bill creating new state-level rail regulations. Full story:...
June 7, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 5, 2023) CPKC employees will select the railway’s new locomotive livery through an online survey, a company spokesman says. The SurveyMonkey poll asks the railway’s 20,345 employees to choose one of five proposed paint schemes for CPKC...
June 7, 2023 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 6, 2023) Amtrak has submitted applications for nearly $7.3 billion in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 14 proposed Northeast Corridor (NEC) projects and $716 million in funding for 16 proposed projects that would...
June 7, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 6, 2023) Amtrak has applied for $716 million in federal funds for 16 projects including the extension of its I-20 corridor service to Fort Worth. If approved, passengers could use Amtrak to travel from the Metroplex to...
June 5, 2023 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, June 2, 2023) Leaders of the Class I freight rail companies seem to agree they must repair rifts with their employees, customers and the communities they serve in order to usher in “a new era in railroading.” According to a report from Freight...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: The New Republic, June 3, 2023) Five months after the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the rail giant is looking to dismiss a mass class action lawsuit it faces. NS is seeking to shut down the case, which is in fact a...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Roanoke Times, June 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. hired an outside consultant for guidance on safety, declaring in a statement signed by its CEO and by union officials that the railroad “can do better.” Full story: Roanoke...
June 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 4, 2023) The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has ratified a new contract with Amtrak, the union announced on June 4. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 5, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines
(Source: NBC, June 4, 2023) A signal error that led a train to wrongly change tracks was to blame for the crash in eastern India that killed nearly 300 people and injured hundreds more, officials said Sunday. Full story: NBC News
June 5, 2023 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Department of Transportation press release (PDF), June 4, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has awarded more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant...
