October 31, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, October 27, 2022) The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on Oct. 26 released its Watchlist 2022, putting a “spotlight on key safety issues and actions needed to make Canada’s transportation system even safer.” Full story: Railway...
September 30, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, September 29, 2022) What scares conductor Brian Raleigh the most about the idea of one-person train crews is that trains hauls chemicals, coal and other hazardous materials through towns each day. “It’s not just about saving my partner,”...
September 9, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, September 8, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Sept. 8 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments on whether it should retain or remove a provision of the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) final rule, which took effect...
September 1, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Federal Transit Administration press release, August 31, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit...
August 26, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, August 23, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration is requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would require at least two crew members for most trains. Full story: Safety and Health Magazine
August 24, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, August 23, 2022) In accordance with subsection 13(3) of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has submitted its Annual Report to Parliament for the period covering...
August 4, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 3, 2022) An Ohio congressman has introduced a bill which would allow trainees for railroad jobs to complete some aspects of their training online. Full story: Trains Magazine
August 2, 2022 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Transport Canada
(Source: Freight Waves, July 28, 2022) Transport Canada is now requiring railway companies to submit winter operating plans for their equipment, including how the railways will manage the maintenance of air brakes in very cold temperatures, as part of a broader effort...
July 27, 2022 | Canada, CP, Fatality, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Transport Canada
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 26, 2022) Transport Canada yesterday announced the launch of new rail safety measures that align with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) recommendations issued in response to the 2019 derailment of a Canadian...
July 6, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age column by Dr. Starr Kidda, Human Factors Division Chief, FRA Office of Research, Development and Technology, July 5, 2022) NEW YORK — Despite tremendous progress in railroad safety over the past 40 years, some statistical measures of safety...
