Rail Industry News

(Source: Newsworks.org, September 27, 2017) NEW YORK — Despite some setbacks, New Jersey Transit officials have every expectation they'll meet the federal deadline for getting positive train control on its rail system by the end of next year. Full story:...

(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 26, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the national rail safety education organization, is joining forces today with Amtrak for “Operation Clear Track,” the largest simultaneous railroad...

(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Since at least 2008, more than 13,000 people have sought to work at CSX Transportation’s freight rail yard in Huntington, W.Va., hoping for a career as a conductor, electrician, track worker,...

(Source: Reuters, September 26, 2017) NEW YORK — German industrial group Siemens is likely to decide on Tuesday to pursue a multibillion-dollar rail merger with French rival Alstom rather than Canada's Bombardier, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters....

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 25, 2017) MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) on Sept. 30 will begin replacing wood ties with concrete ones along the Babylon Branch between Freeport and Merrick, New York. Full story: Progressive Railroading

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 25, 2017) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled its first report on data measuring the rail industry's progress in manufacturing and modifying rail cars that transport flammable liquids. Full story:...

(Source: www.nj.com opinion column by former New Jersey Jim Governor Florio, September 25, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey wouldn't be New Jersey if it didn't occupy the space between New York and Philadelphia. This state's location has shaped who we are. It's the...

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 25, 2017) OTTAWA — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with members in transport and manufacturing in both the U.S. and Canada, brought leaders to Ottawa over the weekend to influence the...

(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 25, 2017) NEW YORK — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), is spearheading the inaugural Rail Safety Week (RSW) in the U.S. Sept. 24-30. Class 1s are supporting the focus on rail safety with their own efforts throughout the...

(Source: Herald & Review, September 25, 2017) DECATUR, Ill. — Trains move swiftly and quietly along their straight metal tracks. People walking on or driving across railroad tracks assume that they will hear or see a train coming, but it is deceivingly quiet, which...

(Source: The Hill opinion column by Jeffrey Treistman, September 25, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent terrorist attack on London’s metro exposes the long-standing concern among security experts regarding the continued vulnerability of rail travel to terrorism. The...

(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 25, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Saving lives by alerting people to the dangers of being inattentive at highway-rail grade crossings and along train tracks is the focus of a new campaign by national rail safety...

(Source: Railway Age, September 25, 2017) NEW YORK — Former Surface Transportation Board (STB) chairman and now STB member Dan Elliott announced Sept. 25 he is resigning Sept. 30 to join, in early October, the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm, Connors &...

(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2017) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina police say a woman was killed by an Amtrak train after she got out of a car and lifted a railroad crossing gate. Full story: www.wncn.com

(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, September 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the national rail safety education nonprofit, is working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation and other organizations to observe...

(Source: Associated Press, September 22, 2017) TEMPLE, Texas — Officials say nobody has been hurt after one BNSF Railway train hit another that was stopped on the same tracks in rural Central Texas. Full story: www.kcbd.com

(Source: The Journal News, September 22, 2017) NEW YORK — Metro-North has been hiring locomotive engineers away from NJ Transit, contributing to a staffing crisis at the troubled New Jersey commuter rail, an investigation by The Record and northjersey.com has found....

(Source: Reuters, September 25, 2017) LONDON — British police made a new arrest on Monday in their investigation into a bomb attack on a London underground train earlier this month. Full story: Reuters

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 25, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a less than a month, our membership has been devastated by three back-to-back hurricanes that caused such catastrophic damage in so little time, it pales in...

(Source: Reuters, September 22, 2017) NEW YORK — CSX Corp customers, including chemical, automotive and steel producers, are still battling delays and congestion despite the railroad’s assurances that it had moved past service disruptions, people familiar with the...