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Tracking cargo: the next step for rail freight operators?
Railway Technology via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours agoHeralded by many commentators as the fourth industrial revolution, digitalisation has become a...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 9 hours agoIt’s happened again: A freight train has derailed, this time operated by Montana Rail Link, sending 25 cars tumbling into the Clark Fork ...
Midyear report: Norfolk Southern advancing safety
The Tomahawk· 1 day agoNorfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) released a 2024 Midyear Safety Report, highlighting substantial advancements to enhance railroad safety. "When we make a promise, ...
Are Longer Freight Trains Really More Likely to Derail?
Scientific American· 8 hours agoThe U.S. has no federal limit on freight train length, leaving the cost-conscious rail industry free...
State sets meeting on Yellowstone River asphalt spill for June 26 in Columbus
Billings Gazette· 4 days agoThe state of Montana is seeking comments on a draft work plan “for determining and quantifying...
US railroad Amtrak on track to break passenger records in 2024
Reuters· 6 days agoU.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday it expects ridership to top pre-COVID 2019 levels...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Metra — ‘The way to really fly’ — turns 40
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTrains have carried people in and around Chicago since Oct. 25, 1848, when the Galena and Chicago...
Dallas throws up roadblock to high-speed rail to Arlington, Fort Worth
Denton Record-Chronicle· 6 days agoDallas City Council members hit the brakes on a proposed elevated high-speed passenger rail line...
Amtrak wants millions of federal dollars in order to create new Atlanta rail hub station
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 5 days agoA new, modern rail hub station may be coming to Downtown Atlanta in the coming years. According to...
Palmetto Brick: A railroad you can model - Trains
Trains.com· 3 days agoLocated just south of the North Carolina-South Carolina border east of Cheraw, S.C., the Palmetto Brick Co. mines clay within a few miles of its...