September 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 9, 2019) The proposed project to build a bullet train between Dallas and Houston took a major step forward last week when the Federal Railroad Administration granted the Texas Central’s petition for a rule of...
September 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, September 10, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is one of nine railroads where zero miles of track, equipped with a federally mandated safety system, are in regular service, federal officials said. Full story: www.nj.com
September 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 9, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today provided a quarterly status update on railroads’ progress in fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. Based on...
September 10, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Editorial from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 9, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The railroad and the inspectors should have been twice as careful about making sure those rails were safe and whole — especially as Norfolk Southern has pursued putting more...
September 10, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, September 9, 2019) NEW YORK — With 16 months left until the Congressionally mandated Dec. 31, 2020 deadline for full implementation of PTC (Positive Train Control), the U.S. railroad industry is drawing close, according to the Federal Railroad...
September 9, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 6, 2019) NEW YORK — A Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment at Pittsburgh’s Station Square last year could have been prevented. According to a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report, a broken rail was...
August 19, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 14, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Consolidated Rail...
August 9, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station ABC 13, August 9, 2019) HOUSTON, Texas — Jose Carpio was working on his 2014 gray Ford Mustang when it fell onto his face and chest and pinned him from the waist up. His mother and girlfriend called 911, but as the ambulance arrived on June...
August 2, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Freight Waves, August 1, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Passenger and freight railroads are scrambling to meet a December 31, 2020 deadline to fully implement positive train control (PTC) technology on their locomotives and their networks, but software challenges...
August 1, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: KOMO News, July 31, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Positive Train Control (PTC) is on track for implementation on railroads around the country, but it’s not fast enough, according to Sen. Maria Cantwell. Cantwell made the comments while attending a hearing...
