Latest Rail Industry News
Passengers boarding an Amtrak train. Photo: courtesy of Amtrak.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has updated its analysis on the commuter rail industry’s progress on implementing positive train control (PTC) and has reported it is on schedule to meet the congressional deadlines.
Nork York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will award a contract this month to create new and improved subway stations for three stations on the R line in Brooklyn.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has awarded Chris Bremus, director of risk management at Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), the 2016 David W. Fries Award for exemplary risk management efforts and practices in the railroad industry.
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported that U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 12, 2016, totaled 541,127 carloads and intermodal units, a 0.5 percent decrease compared to the same week in 2015.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board has approved a contract for the design and construction of a new bridge to replace the deteriorated 102 year old span carrying the Long Island Rail Road (