Big Freight Railroad Carriers Won’t Make 2018 Deadline for Positive Train Control February 5, 2016 By JOAN LOWY Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S. have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline...
Amtrak Engineer Says he Opened Throttle Before Fatal Philadelphia Crash February 3, 2016 By JOAN LOWY and MICHAEL R. SISAK The last thing Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian remembers before last May’s fatal crash in Philadelphia is pushing the throttle forward...
Self-Braking Cars Top NTSB Wish List for 2016 January 14, 2016 By Alan Levin Safety officials want to see more technology used to reduce accidents on U.S. roads, airways and railroads. In its annual...
Railroads Warn of System Disruptions as Safety Deadline Nears September 14, 2015 By David Morgan Major U.S. and Canadian railroads stepped up pressure on Congress to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for new safety technology...
Amtrak Service Could be Disrupted if Required Safety System Not Installed by Dec. 31 September 10, 2015 By Thomas Black Amtrak passenger service that runs on tracks owned by freight rail companies may be curtailed unless Congress extends a Dec....
Apologetic Amtrak CEO Vows to Implement Safety Technology June 3, 2015 By JOAN LOWY An emotional Amtrak CEO pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that safety technology that could have prevented a deadly derailment last month...
New York’s MTA to Get $1B Loan for Commuter Rail Safety April 29, 2015 By JONATHAN LEMIRE The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the nation’s largest commuter rail network, is on track to receive a nearly $1 billion federal...
Safety Mandate Raises Passenger Rail Safety Concerns in Missouri February 3, 2015 The expense of installing mandated train collision avoidance technology is putting passenger service in Missouri at risk, according to the...
Chicago Airport Commuter Train Operator Was Tired March 26, 2014 By PRIYA SRIDHAR and CARLA K. JOHNSON An operator of a Chicago public-transit train that jumped the tracks and scaled an escalator at one of nation’s busiest...
Crash Avoidance System Installed on Los Angeles Commuter Trains February 21, 2014 By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Southern California’s commuter train network has become an early adopter of crash-avoidance technology that one of its own horrific accidents...