Category driven permissions for TAA subscribers.
STOCKTON, Calif. — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an injury accident that occurred earlier this week at the Port of Stockton, the agency said today (March 14, 2025). The accident occurred on Tuesday, March 11, during a re-railing operation, the board said on social media. KOVR-TV reports the NTSB declined to provide information […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis today issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line and border crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas. The draft reviews two potential routes for the line, which was proposed in December 2023, as well as […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board will take a closer look at Norfolk Southern’s proposal to officially control Virginia terminal railroad Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line. CSX had asked the board to review competition issues involving NS and NPBL. CSX and NS have been locked in a legal dispute over the NPBL for six years. […]
BOSTON — No injuries were reported after a minor collision between two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line trolleys on Wednesday evening, WCVB-TV reports. MBTA CEO Phillip Eng told reporters during a Thursday media event that one of the trains rolled about 3 feet into the other train, and the two trains coupled. “Technically, it […]
FOX45 drone is over a train derailment in South Baltimore near Frankfurst Ave and Shell Road right now. MDOT and MTA confirm it is not impacting MARC services. We’re waiting for more info from CSX. More: https://t.co/FCtNt7Ix6Z@FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/qPJlDlWAXt — Ashley Cusicanqui FOX45 (@ashleycusitv) March 14, 2025 BALTIMORE — Two crew members were taken to hospitals […]
BALTIMORE — Just hours after empty coal train E730 rolled through the Howard Street Tunnel at 3:35 a.m. Feb. 1, a small army of contractors and CSX workers arrived to begin removing the 1.7-mile tunnel’s single track. The 100-car coal train was the last through the 1895 Baltimore & Ohio tunnel, which will be shut […]
SEATTLE — Sound Transit has selected its preferred candidate to become the agency’s new CEO and is beginning negotiations with that candidate. The Seattle Times reports that the final five candidates for the position include chief executives of four other U.S. transit agencies, as well as King County Executive Dow Constantine, currently part of the […]
GP30s stand in the foreground as F9s lead the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr up the Front Range toward the Moffat tunnel in the 1970s. Classic Trains coll. […]
NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel looks at the uncertainty currently swirling around North American trade and sees an opportunity. CPKC has a lot riding on the outcome of tariff spats involving the U.S., Canada, and Mexico: The 2023 merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern was a $30 billion […]
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Columbia Basin Railroad has donated about 3 miles of rail line to the Port of Moses Lake, aiding the port’s effort to expand its rail network as part of the North Columbia Basin Railroad Project. The project seeks to rebuild or rehabilitate approximately 8 miles of rail line, restoring rail […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has updated its mobile app to include the ability to select seats when booking tickets on trains with assigned seating. The feature is available when purchasing tickets for Acela trains, as well as for business class on the Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Vermonter, and Carolinian. Other features include updates on train status and […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is going to court in an effort to end a strike by more than 1,500 of its workers. Public broadcaster KQED reports the VTA has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging the strike is a breach of contract and an act […]
