February 1, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune, January 31, 2016) LOS ANGELES — While insisting their trains are safer after disastrous accidents in Glendale in 2005 and Chatsworth in 2008, Metrolink has learned two things: Change can be slow and safety comes with trade-offs....
January 26, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: SEPTA press release, January 25, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — As reported in our last update, toward the end of 2015, Congress and the President authorized a three year extension on the deadline for freight lines and inner city and commuter rail systems to install...
January 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Daily Herald, January 20, 2016) CHICAGO — A crash-prevention braking system should start operating on one of Metra’s most heavily used routes by the end of the year, executives said Wednesday in a presentation about 2016 goals. The BNSF Line would be...
January 18, 2016 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Huffington Post, January 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Positive Train Control (PTC) can stop train-to-train collisions, prevent trains from going too fast and keep a train from moving in the wrong direction. The National Transportation Safety Board, which...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, January 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Good morning. I am Christopher Hart, and it is my privilege to serve as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Today I am accompanied by my colleagues,...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: The Hill, January 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads are defending a delay in the implementation of automated train technology after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) included it on its wish list for 2016 safety improvements. Full story: The...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: The Hill, January 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board’s annual wish list for safety includes changes to federal regulations of U.S. railways and transit systems and lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers. Full...
January 8, 2016 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Danbury Daily Voice, January 8, 2016) DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury company’s rail flaw detection technology is “exciting and inspiring,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said after touring the facility on Wednesday. Full story: Danbury Daily...
January 7, 2016 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Editorial in the Buffalo News, January 7, 2016) BUFFALO, N.Y. — An agreement by Congress to give railroads more time to install what most agree is a much-needed speed control system is a mistake that could prove disastrous. Full story: Buffalo...
January 4, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Stamford Advocate opinion column by Senator Richard Blumenthal, January 1, 2016) STAMFORD, Conn. — Last month, Congress passed the FAST Act, the first major, long-term transportation bill in a decade, providing $3.5 billion for Connecticut’s roads and rails...
