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US Senate Committee Examines Freight Rail Operations
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Freight and passenger rail executives are scheduled to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on Oct. 21.
October 20, 2020Report: Key Changes Needed to Prevent Fiery Rail Crashes
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
A prestigious scientific organization on Oct. 11 called for more frequent and better inspections of freight railroad tracks to prevent potentially catastrophic oil and ethanol train crashes.
October 12, 2017CSX Rail Hub in North Carolina Expected to Create 1,500 Jobs
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An intermodal CSX rail hub proposed for Rocky Mount will bring 1,500 jobs to North Carolina.
August 7, 2017GE to Cut 575 Jobs at Century-Old Locomotive Plant
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General Electric Co. plans to end most locomotive manufacturing at a century-old Pennsylvania factory as the company looks to cut costs amid a sharp downturn in the domestic rail market.
July 31, 2017Port of Vancouver's Rail Speeds Err on Side of Safety
Courtesy of Columbia Riverkeeper via Reuters
Hundreds of things could go wrong with the thousands of locomotives pulling millions of tons of cargo across the country every day. So the Port of Vancouver maintains its 38 miles of track at a higher-than-needed level to keep accidents to a minimum.
June 9, 2016FRA Offers Grants for Grade-Crossing Safety Features
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The Federal Railroad Administration is soliciting applications for $10 million in competitive grants available to states to improve highway-rail grade crossings and track along routes that transport energy products such as crude oil and ethanol.
September 2, 2015FRA Says it Will Levy Fines for PTC Violations, Effective Jan. 1
Feinberg via Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
The Federal Railroad Administration signaled that effective Jan. 1 it would begin levying fines against freight and passenger railroads if their positive train control projects are not completed.
June 29, 2015Lower Speed Limits Part of Safety Proposal for Oil Trains
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Trains carrying crude oil will be restricted to a 40 mph speed limit in populated areas such as New York under an order by the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to a series of derailments.
April 17, 2015Oil Train Derails in Illinois
A BNSF Railway Co. train carrying 103 cars of crude oil derailed in rural Illinois March 5 and U.S. regulators said a fire had broken out. There were no reports of injuries.
March 6, 2015Intermodal Rail Volume Drops 15.7%
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the third straight week, declining 15.7% in the week ended Feb. 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
February 25, 2015