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...
June 30, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station KSHB, June 29, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than two-and-a-half years, the Chariton County Commission has tried to get concerns about the safety of the Porche Prairie Avenue railroad crossing addressed, but BNSF and the Missouri...
June 29, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, June 28, 2022) NEW YORK — The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada released on June 28 its annual reassessment of responses to outstanding safety recommendations, including nine in the rail transportation sector. TSB railway investigations...
