August 17, 2009 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 14, 2009.) Yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to “faithfully follow” the Congressional statutory mandate that requires...
July 17, 2009 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on July 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo announced proposed rules designed to prevent train collisions through the use of...
July 6, 2009 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 3, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The nation’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell locomotive has made its first trip, although it was a short one. Officials from BNSF Railway and the Defense Department were on hand this...
June 24, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation, Technology
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two key senators, who chair committees important to transportation infrastructure, urged the Senate to set aside at least $50 million for rail safety...
June 10, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The following story by Meir Rinde appeared on the Times of Trenton website on June 10, 2009.) TRENTON, N.J. — A red and blue locomotive stood out at the city’s transit station yesterday, and not just because it was a freight engine sitting on a passenger track....
May 21, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20, 2009.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A University of North Dakota research center is working on a clean energy system that converts used railroad ties into heat and power. The school’s Energy and Environmental...
May 20, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The following story appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on May 19, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House approved legislation Tuesday that would let communities and the Illinois Commerce Commission post cameras at some railroad crossings in order...
May 11, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on May 10, 2009.) LINCOLN, Neb. — In the midst of the miles-long coal trains crossing the Plains, scientific researchers are measuring how much the rails bend as fully loaded Union Pacific and...
April 21, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The following story by Anna Bakalis appeared on the Ventura County Star website on April 21, 2009.) VENTURA, Calif. — Metrolink plans to have the most technologically advanced rail cars in the nation by end of this year, Metrolink’s chairman said Monday night. Keith...
April 2, 2009 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(The following story by Ina Fried appeared on the CNET News website on April 1, 2009.) Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is hoping that Microsoft’s telephony software can help it replace its aging phone system. But it also hopes the software might help it...
