October 13, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads are warning Congress that if they don’t get more time to install new safety equipment on their rail lines by the end of October, there will be a nationwide freight and passenger. Many...
October 9, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Connecticut Post editorial, October 9, 2015) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Since its run of calamity, people from Hartford, to Washington to its local customers, including Connecticut Hearst Media, have kept the heat on Metro-North to work diligently on safety...
October 9, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, October 8, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuter trains could grind to a halt in New Jersey if federal lawmakers don’t extend a deadline for railroads to install a system to automatically slow and stop trains, transit officials say. Without an...
October 8, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Roll Call, October 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads have amped up pressure on Congress to extend a year-end deadline to install upgraded train safety technology by threatening to cut off service — and the nation’s rail regulator isn’t giving lawmakers an...
October 8, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Bloomberg, October 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama plans to enforce a deadline for rail operators to install safety technology by the end of the year, despite warnings from railroads including Union Pacific Corp. and Amtrak that they can’t...
October 8, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said she would not support extending the year-end deadline for railroads to implement a collision-avoidance system if Congress doesn’t approve a six-year transportation...
October 7, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Reuters, October 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of Amtrak warned Congress that some passenger rail service outside the Northeast corridor will be suspended if lawmakers don’t extend a deadline at the end of the year for railroads to install safety...
October 6, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Vermonter derailed Monday on along a stretch of track that will be exempt from a Dec. 31 congressional deadline to install a system to prevent trains from colliding. The Vermonter is among...
October 2, 2015 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Hill, October 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The group that lobbies for freight rail companies in Washington has launched a countdown clock to a “rail shutdown” if Congress does not extend a deadline for automating most of the nation’s...
October 1, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: McClatchy News Service, September 30, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads have warned that they will curtail freight and passenger operations on Jan. 1 if Congress does not extend a year-end deadline for them to install a collision-avoidance system called...
