October 27, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Washington Post, October 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now, after a period of reflection and several inquiries, Congress once more is on the brink of postponing the deadline for use of PTC. The proposed delay — until at least 2018 — comes in a new regulatory...
October 27, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 26, 2015) House GOP leaders late last week unveiled a measure that would extend federal transportation funding for three weeks. The current legislation is set to expire on Thursday. Additionally, the measure includes a...
October 23, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Reuters, October 21, 2015) NEW YORK — According to Keith Creel, chief operating officer of Canadian Pacific Railways, if Congress doesn’t pass an extension to a railway-safety bill, the company would be unable to ship materials that help clean the water...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Sacramento Bee editorial, October 20, 2015) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If the railroad industry’s delay and secrecy on oil train safety isn’t frustrating enough, it’s also dragging its feet on installing anti-collision technology required after a horrific 2008...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 20, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today said its rail operating subsidiaries will no longer accept shipments of Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard commodities, effective Dec. 1, 2015. PIH...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, October 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on Oct. 20, 2015 said, effective Dec. 1, 2015, it will no longer accept shipments of Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard (PIH) commodities, and that passenger trains operated by Amtrak, Virginia Railway...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 20, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads would get at least three more years, and as many as five, to finish a long-awaited rail safety upgrade and could face fines if they miss their benchmarks under a plan unveiled Tuesday and...
October 19, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Politico, October 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last spring’s deaths of eight passengers in an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia called attention to a glaring hole in the nation’s rail safety network: railroads’ failure to install an advanced...
October 19, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Hill, October 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers in the House and Senate are “very close” to reaching an agreement on extension of a federal deadline for automating trains on most of the nation’s railways at the end of the year, aides in...
October 16, 2015 | Headlines, STB, Technology
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, September 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has posted on its website recent correspondence between Congress and the Class I freight railroad industry, related to the implementation...
