BEVERLY, Mass. — The City of Beverly created an unsafe situation by instituting a no-train-horn “quiet zone” within city limits, according to a lawsuit filed by the family a man killed by a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train in October 2019. MassLive.com reports that the lawsuit by the family of Moses Shumow, a professor […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern will make grants of $400,000 to 31 food banks in 22 states served by the railroad, the company announced this week. “Every community is home to families impacted by food insecurity,” Kristin Wong, NS director of corporate giving, said in a press release. “Norfolk Southern is furthering its partnership with more […]
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Joseph M. Calisi, a longtime contributor to Trains Magazine and Trains News Wire, particularly regarding transit matters in the New York area, died on Aug. 30, 2022. He was 67. Calisi, born in Bari, Italy, worked for New York City Transit for 34 years, retiring in 2020 as a computer associate. […]
WARREN, Mich. — Twelve cars of a Canadian National train derailed about 7:30 a.m., creating traffic issues during the morning rush hour in the Detroit suburb while first responders assessed the damage. The Detroit Free Press reports Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said 12 cars of a 151-car train derailed. While three of the cars involved […]
WASHINGTON — A Union Pacific train was routed into a siding that had contained stored railcars for nine months when two crew members were killed in an accident earlier this month, according to the preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident occurred Sept. 8, 2022 at about 2:40 a.m. near Mecca, Calif. […]
WASHINGTON — A Federal Railroad Administration-sponsored study on the use of locomotive cab automation systems found human errors occurred in three of 10 sessions in a locomotive simulator, and recommends further training on the systems for engineers, conductors and dispatchers. The study, “Human Error Analyses Associated with Locomotive Cab Automation,” also calls for further study […]
CHICAGO — Union Pacific has selected engineering firm HDR to provide final track design and engineering work for the UP-led portion of the 80th Street Junction Replacement project, part of the CREATE program’s larger 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project. HRD will produce design for relocation of two Union Pacific mainline tracks between 80th Street and […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced a bill this week seeking to better define railroads’ common-carrier rules and establishing criteria for the Surface Transportation Board to consider when assessing complaints about service issues, as well as a timeline to do so. Baldwin says in a press release that the “Reliable Rail Service Act,” introduced […]
ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – Friends of the East Broad Top volunteers wrapped up a week’s worth of labor on Friday, Sept. 23, the group’s second week of concentrated effort this year. The crew ranged between 10 and 20 people, working in close coordination with the railroad’s own full-time employees, according to Andy Van Scyoc, Friends […]
MIAMI — A long-delayed plan to bring Amtrak trains to a station at Miami International Airport is being revived. A dedicated track for the Silver Meteor and Silver Star has been gathering rust at Miami Intermodal Center since the building connected to the airport opened seven years ago. Despite the operating challenges involved in backing […]
MONTREAL — The Canadian government and Canada’s railway industry will work to support reconstruction and operation of Ukraine’s rail and other transportation infrastructure, the government and the Railway Association of Canada announced Wednesday. The announcement includes formation of a working group involving the governments of both countries, the RAC — on behalf of railways including […]
TRENTON, N.J. — No injuries were reported but service was affected for two commuter operators after a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train derailed late Wednesday morning as the train left the Trenton Transportation Center. The derailment of the second and third cars of a four-car, Philadelphia-bound train, with 25 people aboard, occurred about 11 a.m. […]
