Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation TSB's Fox: Five years after Lac-Megantic, safety steps still needed On July 6, 2013, an unattended runaway Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in Lac-Megantic. The train exploded, causing a massive fire that killed 47 people.…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/5/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Canada issues funds for Thunder Bay port project Canadian Pacific and CN both serve the port. Photo – portofthunderbay.com The Canadian government has committed CA$7.5 million for an infrastructure project at the Port of Thunder Bay.The project involves adding tracks and…
Innovation Centre supports evolution from ‘find & fix’ to ‘predict & prevent’ 05 Jul 2018 UK: ‘It is about developing the means to operate a railway in a more effective and safer way’, said Mark Bullock, Balfour Beatty CEO for Rail & Utilities, when he welcomed guests from the rail industry and academia to the…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/3/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation UP diversion route completed near Cal Poly Pomona UP helped pay for the project's cost. Photo – up.com Federal government and California Polytechnic University Pomona officials will gather Thursday to mark the start of a new freight-rail diversion route that will…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/2/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House Democrats warn FRA against PTC exemptions U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio Photo – https://defazio.house.gov House Democrats last week warned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) against issuing exemptions that allow railroads to avoid implementing positive train control (PTC).In a letter to FRA…
Bogie test rig in service 02 Jul 2018 CHILE: Swiss engineering group Nencki has put into operation its first bogie test rig for use in South America. The rig has been commissioned by Alstom Limache, which maintains the suburban EMUs used by Valparaiso operator Metro Merval. Installed with the support of local service partner Sim…