TransNamib’s chief executive officer Desmond Van Jaarsveld and executive for Engineering and Technical Services Bertus Eksteen have been placed on precautionary leave pending an independent investigation, amid mounting concerns over the deteriorating condition of the national railway network, railway fatalities…
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The company that ran the fuel train that derailed and burned at Llangennech in 2020 says a signaller could have stopped it before it came off the rails. It is suing Network Rail for more than £30m. DB Cargo UK was itself…
Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Church Fenton have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North. Between Saturday 24 October…
SEATTLE – Amtrak and partners cut the ribbon on a new $250 million Maintenance and Inspection Facility in Seattle, designed to support the new Airo fleet that debuted on the Amtrak Cascades route last month. Delivered on time and $50 million under budget,…
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded NCDOT $35.8 million to improve rail safety and support plans to restore passenger service in Western North Carolina. The funding will help with project development, final design and construction. It also includes upgrades to more…
Peoria is on track toward the second step in pursuing passenger rail service to Chicago, although some council members are not on board with the idea. The Peoria City Council this week approved funding for professional services to assist with…
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the City of Columbia, Missouri, a 16.2 million USD grant to modernise its Columbia Terminal Railroad (COLT), including the deployment of autonomous freight railcars developed by Intramotev. Intramotev will act as the technology…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investing $1.24 billion into rail safety infrastructure projects through 91 grants across 37 states via the FY 25-26 Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program, including $63.8 million for Indiana. With…
While two of the four local derailments occurred after NS received the FRA waiver -- one derailment occurred Aug. 11 and one Oct. 23 -- NS nevertheless has not reduced the number of visual, in-person inspections in this region, and is only using the…
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