Amtrak is considering suspending service on tracks that don't have sophisticated speed controls by a Dec. 31 deadline, the railroad's top executive said Thursday, threatening to disrupt operations across the U.S. in a push to strengthen safety after a series of deadly wrecks. President and CEO Richard Anderson told a House subcommittee that Amtrak is…
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WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The chair of a congressional committee on Thursday urged U.S. railroads and transit agencies to meet a looming deadline to install an anti-crash technology called positive train control after a series of recent crashes. "I think the American public is tired of excuses," Representative Jeff Denham, a Republican who chairs…
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A freight train carrying automobiles has derailed in rural western New York, sending up a plume of black smoke but apparently posing no public danger. Norfolk Southern Corp. spokesman Jon Glass says a train pulling 43 autorack cars derailed in rural Wyoming County near the village of Attica late Thursday afternoon.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/14/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Batory confirmed as FRA administrator Ron Batory speaking at RailTrends in 2016. Photo – Progressive Railroading The U.S. Senate last night approved President Trump's nomination of Ronald Batory as the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).The Senate also confirmed Raymond…
The Type 1 vehicles have been operating since the MAX Blue Line began service in 1986. Photo – TriMet's blog The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) this spring will begin the process to replace 26 of its oldest light-rail vehicles.The "Type 1" vehicles have been operating since light-rail service began in 1986. TriMet…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Trump's FY2019 budget would slash Amtrak funding President Donald Trump yesterday proposed a fiscal-year 2019 budget that would cut in half the subsidy for Amtrak passenger-rail service.The proposal is similar to one that the Trump administration called for last year, but…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Schumer calls on USDOT to reconsider sleep apnea rule The senator said a proposal for sleep apnea testing was a "common-sense approach to combating fatigue on our roads and rails." Photo – Schumer's office U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday called…
Hybrid OLE maintenance machine completes endurance testing 13 Feb 2018 AUSTRIA: The HTW 100 E³ hybrid motor tower vehicle developed by Plasser & Theurer for overhead line inspection and maintenance has been successfully tested in the Climate Wind Chamber at Rail Tec Arsenal in Wien. Launched at the IAF track technology fair in Münster last…
'Tomorrow’s Trains Today' funding announced 12 Feb 2018 UK: The winners of £3·5m of government funding under the ‘First of a Kind: Demonstrating Tomorrow’s Trains Today’ innovation programme were announced by Transport Minister Jo Johnson on February 12. T The FOAK competition is part of the Department for Transport’s wider Accelerating Innovation in Rail scheme.…
Hydrogen train to be tested in the UK by 2020 12 Feb 2018 UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board is working with Alstom with the aim of piloting a hydrogen powered train in late 2019 or early 2020, RSSB Chief Executive Mark Phillips said on February 12. Philips was responding to a speech by…