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ASLRRA Briefs: Safety Seminar Wrap-Up, Training Template Available
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presents the Railroad Accidents/Incidents (Part 225) education seminar to a sold-out crowd; spots are still open for its final training seminar…
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FRA RD&T Director Discusses Tech Innovations
Safety is the principal driver of FRA RD&T. With that in mind, Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick—Director of the Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) at the Federal Railroad Administration—joins…
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Transit Briefs: DART, LA Metro, BART, SCVTA, KC Streetcar, TTC
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) begins a second run of vehicle testing on the Silver Line Regional Rail alignment. Also, LA Metro ridership grows 8.2% in July; Bay Area Rapid…
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Transit Briefs: Amtrak Virginia, Amtrak/NJ Transit, SEPTA, WMATA
Amtrak Virginia begins service to the Newport News Transportation Center. Also, Amtrak and NJ Transit announce a series of actions that both companies will take following a spike of service…
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ASLRRA Briefs
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) submits testimony for the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) September hearing on freight rail growth. Also, the association urges Class II’s and…
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Transit Briefs: DART, SBCTA
Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Orange Line celebrates a decade of providing service to DFW Airport. Also, state and federal leaders join the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), Stadler…
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Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF
Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts the Rail Coalition of Advanced Safety Technology (RailCAST) meeting in Georgia. Also, BNSF’s Hobart and Fresno facility teams in California celebrate safety achievements, and its dimensional…
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FRA Sponsors Research on Expertise Management for Safety Leadership Positions
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that it has sponsored TrueSafety Evaluation, LLC, in partnership with Perigean Technologies, to conduct research on Expertise Management (EM), a knowledge-management approach centered…
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on July 19 NS Switching Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 19, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while switching out single coal cars at a Virginia yard will…
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NS, ATDA Initiate C3RS Pilot Program
Norfolk Southern (NS) and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Aug. 6 their joint participation in the Confidential Close Call Reporting…
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on CPKC’s July 5 Hazmat Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 5, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment and subsequent hazardous material (hazmat) release and fire near Bordulac,…
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Amtrak Launches Program to Improve Washington Union Station Operations
Amtrak on July 29 announced that it is launching a program to “revitalize and improve” operations of Washington Union Station, one of the nation’s most historic and busiest multimodal hubs.
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Senate Committee on Appropriations Advances FY25 THUD Bill
The Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 25 marked up S.4796, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (THUD Appropriations Act). The bipartisan legislation was reported…
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FRA Posts Summary Report on HHFT Routes, Legacy Tank Cars Evaluation
In response to directives from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has produced and recently released online a summary report of its High-Hazard Flammable…
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CHSRA, CalSTA Renew Environmental Review Agreement With FRA
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on July 23 reported renewing an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to continue assuming the…
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Short Line Training Center Debuts VR Modules
The Short Line Training Center’s online Learning Management System (LMS) now includes three virtual reality (VR) training modules, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), which…
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FRA Issues Final Accident Report on NS Derailment
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 19 published its accident investigation report (download below) on the Norfolk Southern (NS) train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb.…
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FRA Publishes Second Supplement to 2023 Hot Bearing Wayside Detector Safety Advisory
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 17 published a Second Supplement to Safety Advisory 2023-01, originally published on March 3, concerning the use of hot bearing wayside detectors (HBDs).…
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FRA: More Than $1.1B Available in RCE Grant Program Funding (UPDATED, 7/18)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 9 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program Funding.
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BNSF Seeks to Add New Location to Existing SCABT Waiver
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 16 announced that BNSF has requested to add the Missoula, Mont., location to its existing waiver regarding single air brake tests (SCABT), which…