Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation TSB: More rail accidents reported last year in Canada In 2017, 1,090 railway accidents were reported to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), a 21 percent increase over 2016 but close to the five-year average of 1,028, the board reported…
Posts published in February 2018
UK railway research network established 21 Feb 2018 The Quinton Rail Technology Centre near Long Marston will be among the facilities used as part of UKRRIN's Centre of Excellence for Testing. UK: A parliamentary reception on February 20 marked the formal launch of the UK Rail Research & Innovation Network, bringing together railway industry bodies…
G&W invests in last mile technology business 20 Feb 2018 USA: International rail freight group Genesee & Wyoming Inc has invested in Cargomatic, a technology platform which connects freight shippers and road hauliers with a focus on short-haul markets. Terms were not disclosed. Cargomatic currently operates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Houston…
Network Rail commissions cloud-based digital archive 18 Feb 2018 UK: Network Rail has appointed Preservica to create a cloud-based digital archive to preserve and provide secure access to operational information and digital assets. This will include business information generated since 2002, and digitised heritage content including organisational, corporate and operational records such as annual company…
Software aims to improve KCS fleet utilisation 17 Feb 2018 USA: Kansas City Southern has awarded planning and scheduling tool specialist Biarri Rail a contract to supply its Boss MP Loco cloud-based software to improve locomotive utilisation. ‘We engaged Biarri Rail to perform a proof-of-concept using Boss MP Loco and this clearly demonstrated that we…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/15/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Trump nominates Drake to serve as FTA administrator Thelma Drake Photo – President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake to serve as administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).Drake is an assistant director of public works for Norfolk,…
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…
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…
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…