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NTSB urges rail industry to take positive train control to the next level
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe National Transportation Safety Board wants freight and passenger railroads to incorporate new...
Railroad automatic braking system needs improvement to prevent more derailments, safety board says
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement...
Report explaining cause of Amtrak's nationwide braking system outage due next week
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmtrak experienced a nationwide outage of its federally mandated safety braking system for 90...
Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the...
Lack of information sharing, integration impedes railroad industry R&D
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoResearch and development initiatives in the freight rail industry should turn their focus on...
NJ Transit reform report card, Part 4: Why those dull reports matter
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2019, The Record and NorthJersey.com spent five weeks examining what parts of the NJ Transit...
Pittsburg-based Hitachi Rail sues MBTA for breach of contract, seeking $158 million in damages
WFXT via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoPittsburg-based Hitachi Rail is suing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for breach of...
Metra service restored, some delays remain
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHICAGO — Metra trains are back up and running after they were halted and delayed Monday. Earlier Metra reported that a “positive train control system...
58-day service disruption planned on Haverhill MBTA Commuter Rail line
WFXT via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA 58-day service disruption is planned on the Haverhill Commuter Rail line. The MBTA today announced...
America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRail cars in Santa Teresa, New Mexico,, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Credit - Paul Ratje/Bloomberg...