December 1, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Bellingham Herald, November 30, 2020) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Two Bellingham women were charged with a terrorist attack and violence against the BNSF Railway Company after they allegedly interfered with the railroad’s safety features last weekend by placing a...
October 12, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: KTAR News, October 11, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — In October 1995, an Amtrak passenger train derailed around 1:30 a.m. in a remote desert area 70 miles outside of Phoenix. Full story: www.ktar.com
September 17, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Inforum, September 17, 2020) FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man could face life in prison if convicted of trying to derail a train near Casselton, N.D., in May, a federal prosecutor said. Full story: www.inforum.com
September 15, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: The Intercept, September 13, 2020) Environmental reporter Justin Mikulka was unnerved as he scanned through the pages. “A friend had contacted me and said that he had found some documents with my name in them,” Mikulka recalled to The Intercept. “He told me I...
May 11, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, May 11, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Technology has led to the advent of connected vehicles intelligent enough to interact with the driver and link to the cloud. But this has opened up a new avenue of cyberattacks in which bad actors could...
April 30, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Homeland Security Today, April 29, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s little dispute that the growth of the World Wide Web and the internet which has relied on it for more than two decades has transformed our society. The internet has been especially impactful...
April 13, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 10, 2020) Many North American railroads have teamed up with each other and their technology suppliers as of late to ensure their cybersecurity teams are able to identify and secure the potential vulnerabilities in their freight...
March 31, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Travel Pulse, March 30, 2020) NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently issued a new final rule requiring higher-risk surface transportation providers to provide security training for some employees in an important move that...
March 25, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, March 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail employees involved in higher-risk freight rail operations must now be trained to watch for terrorist-related threats, according to a new rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Full...
March 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 13, 2020) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Police Department (PAPD) yesterday reached record staff levels following the graduation of 120 officers to the force. Full story: Progressive...
