November 20, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 19, 2018) Congress last week passed legislation creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The new bill (H.R. 3359), which President Trump has...
November 12, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Railroad Security
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, November 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transit agencies continue to wrestle with the same safety and security issues they’ve faced for years — issues that are exacerbated by the current environment we live in. At the same time, new...
October 26, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: www.ifiberone.com, October 24, 2018) LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — A Chumstick Valley man allegedly confronted four railroad workers with an assault rifle Tuesday night north of Leavenworth, and fired shots attempting to detain them. Chelan County sheriff’s...
October 8, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, October 5, 2018) LINCOLN, Neb. — The Missouri man who brought an Amtrak train to a screeching stop in southwest Nebraska last year to “save the train from the black people” got 14 years in federal prison Friday. Full story: Lincoln...
August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 29, 2018) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week issued $88 million in transit security grants aimed at protecting transit agencies from acts of terrorism and boosting the resilience of transit infrastructure....
July 30, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 27, 2018) Since 1970, terrorist groups and criminals have made more than 1,000 attempts to derail trains and attack rail infrastructure around the world, according to new Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) research. Full...
July 24, 2018 | Headlines, KCS, Railroad Security
(Source: Bloomberg, July 24, 2018) MEXICO CITY — Head southeast out of Mexico City for about four hours or so and you will come upon the town of Acultzingo. It is an impoverished, dusty little place nestled up against the rugged peaks of the Sierra Madre. Most...
July 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 18, 2018) The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) yesterday hosted the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a canine training at the Broad Run train yard in Prince William County, Virginia. Full story: Progressive...
July 17, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Kansas City Star, July 13, 2018) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri neo-Nazi armed with a gun who disabled an Amtrak train traveling through southwest Nebraska last year pleaded guilty Thursday to a terrorism charge and could spend the rest of his life in prison....
June 28, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 27, 2018) The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would increase security at the nation’s transportation facilities. Full story: Progressive Railroading
