LIVINGSTON, Ky. — Residents evacuated after a Wednesday derailment of a CSX Transportation freight train are being allowed to return home after a sulphur fire was extinguished this afternoon. CSX said in an update at 4 p.m. EST today (Nov. 23) that the railroad and local emergency responders had extinguished the fire, and air monitoring […]
LIVINGSTON, Ky. — Spilled sulphur continued to burn this morning at the site of a derailed CSX Transportation train in eastern Kentucky, extending the evacuation for the town of about 200 people some 60 miles south of Louisville. CSX said in a statement at 7:30 a.m. EST that the derailment involves 16 cars; in addition […]
LIVINGSTON, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County, in the remote eastern part of the state, following the derailment of a CSX Transportation train earlier today. About a dozen homes in a remote area of eastern Kentucky were evacuated following the derailment, WLEX-TV reports. CSX said that […]
MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has said it will investigate after an Exo commuter train and Canadian National freight train collided on Tuesday evening, sending three men to the hospital with minor injuries. The CBC reports the incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. at the Saint-Léonard-Montréal-Nord station on Exo’s Mascouche line. Four other […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Tuesday (Nov. 21) that it had completed “critical track work” on the transit Red Line, removing four 10-mph speed restrictions and five 25-mph restrictions between the JFK/UMass and Park Street stations. Rail service was replaced with shuttle buses on the evenings of Nov. 14-16 and all day […]
TORONTO — The first of an order of 60 new Alstom streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission entered service last week, joining an existing fleet of 204 Alstom light rail vehicles in the TTC fleet. The C$568 million order, with funding from the federal, provincial, and Toronto governments, will be completed with deliveries through 2025. […]
NEW YORK — Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have approved a $230 million, multi-year program to address track and rolling stock issues for the Port Authority Trans Hudson, or PATH, rail system, NJ.com reports. Commissioners voted 12-0 to approve the state-of-good-repair projects at their Tuesday, Nov. 21, meeting. The […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation board announced today it will extend the reply comment period for its proposed rule on reciprocal switching by 14 days to Dec. 20. The board’s decision is in response to a request by a coalition of shipper groups — the American Chemistry Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the National Industrial […]
WASHINGTON — Railroading is an outdoor sport, and the Federal Railroad Administration is encouraging railroads to step up their play in bad weather. In a safety advisory issued Monday, Nov. 20, the FRA urged railroads to take steps to ensure that they take proper precautions while operating through extreme weather events, including tornadoes, high winds, […]
OWOSSO, Mich. — Pere Marquette steam locomotive No. 1225 made its public debut over the weekend by operating the North Pole Express excursions – organized by the 2-8-4’s owners, the Steam Railroading Institute (SRI) of Owosso. The Berkshire-type locomotive is fresh from an extensive rebuild of the driving wheels and running gear with test runs […]
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government has identified seven routes where it seeks the establishment of passenger rail service under a decree issued Monday, an edict that will require the companies holding the nation’s freight concessions to operate those services or accommodate government-operated trains. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obardor announced his plan to issue […]
PHILADELPHIA — Engineers and conductors for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Regional Rail operations have authorized a strike, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced on Monday. The vote by engineers was unanimous, the BLET said. The union representing conductors, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD), also […]
