November 3, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, November 2, 2023) House Republicans are punting plans to vote on a housing and transportation government funding bill this week amid concerns from members over costs and Amtrak. Among the spending reductions outlined in a summary of the bill...
November 3, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2023) The NTSB is focusing on BNSF’s inspection and maintenance practices after a fatal derailment in Colorado on October 15. Preliminary reports indicate a broken rail caused the crash. Poor track conditions have...
November 1, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(Source: Trains.com, October 31, 2023) The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on an appropriations bill that would cut Amtrak funding by more than 60% and block federal support for the California high speed rail program. Even if the bill passes the...
October 13, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, October 12, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a final rule requiring the installation of inward- and outward-facing image recording devices on all passenger train lead...
October 13, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, October 10, 2023) More delays are anticipated for Amtrak’s new Acela trainsets, already three years behind schedule, due in part to defects and designs not yet meeting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements, the latest Amtrak Office...
October 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, October 3, 2023) Amtrak’s new Acela fleet, which was expected to enter service 2½ years ago, might face more delays, according to an audit released Tuesday that cites extensive complications in the federal approval process and rising costs...
August 1, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, July 31, 2023) “Poor track conditions” of a track owned by BNSF may have contributed to a fatal September 2021 accident involving an Amtrak train derailment in Joplin, Montana, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Full story:...
August 1, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Television station WDAF, July 31, 2023) Gov. Mike Parson and the Missouri Department of Transportation are set to announce a new Missouri Railroad Safety Crossing plan this week. On Thursday, the governor plans to sign House Bill 4, which includes $50 million...
July 31, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2023) Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in...
July 28, 2023 | Amtrak, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Montana Free Press, July 27, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday that “poor track conditions” led to an Amtrak derailment near Joplin in September 2021, killing three and injuring scores more. Full story: Montana Free...
