WASHINGTON—The United States on Friday reopened two rail crossings between Texas and Mexico, five days after their closure in response to increased illegal immigrant traffic cut off a key export route. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said operations resumed at 2 p.m. ET at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El […]
President Joe Biden announced on Monday $16.4 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington. His remarks were held at the Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops, a train maintenance and repair hub, at an event in Bear, about 12 miles from Biden’s home in Wilmington. The investments, the […]
Plans for a rail link were abandoned Monday that would have connected LaGuardia Airport to New York City’s subway and commuter rail system, after intense criticism about its $2.4 billion-plus price tag and the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul accepted the recommendations made by a panel of transportation experts who […]
The federal government is looking to dole out nearly $2.3 billion to “expand and modernize” intercity passenger rail across the country. But a leading transportation analyst says that Amtrak, the nation’s passenger railroad, doesn’t have any plans to break even. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the money in a Notice of Funding Opportunity published […]
President Joe Biden on Dec. 2 signed legislation that forces rail unions to adopt an agreement, averting a strike by rail workers. “I know this was a tough vote for members of both parties, it was tough for me,” Biden said before signing the bill. But, he added, he believed it was the right thing to […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 30 passed legislation that would impose an agreement on rail unions that are poised to strike and also approved adding paid sick leave to the pact. The House agreed, on a 290–137 vote, to impose the tentative agreement that multiple unions have rejected, despite opposition from some of the unions. […]
The risk of a crippling national rail strike has resurged after some members of America’s biggest rail union rejected a deal that was brokered by the White House, bringing to four the total number of unions to reject the tentative agreement. Train and engine service members of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, […]
The rail network is disrupted once again. Only 20 percent of trains are running on around half the network, with some areas having no trains all day. Picket lines were mounted outside railway stations as members of the RMT Union protested over work, pay, and conditions. But the transport secretary has said the unions are being […]
WASHINGTON—The Washington-area subway system said Sunday nearly half of the system’s 500 rail operators have lapsed recertification and will remove some from service, a decision that will lead to temporarily delays in some train services. The system known as the Metro, which serves the District of Columbia and parts of nearby Virginia and Maryland, will […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to provide testimony this week at a hearing set by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on urgent issues in freight rail service. The STB said hearings will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday on recent rail service problems and recovery efforts involving several Class I carriers. Freight rail companies […]
A running high-speed rail line in southern China was called to suspend service after receiving a notice announcing that its manager had been diagnosed with COVID-19. At around 16:00 local time on March 30, China’s railway authorities ordered Train G2190 to immediately interrupt its trip, citing that its chief conductor surnamed Tang tested positive, according […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday issued a safety alert to subway systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nation’s capital, saying the defect is difficult to detect and potentially devastating.
The Transport Secretary on Thursday announced plans to scrap the Leeds leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line and curtail the Northern Powerhouse Rail. Members of Parliament from both sides of the House accused the government of breaking manifesto promises and betraying the North. There was also criticism that much of the 96 billion pounds ($130 […]
The prime minister is accused of betraying the North and Midlands as the government sets out its scaled-back plan for rail investment in the region. The prime minister faces calls from his own MPs to urgently rebuild public trust after admitting his own mistakes in handling the Owen Paterson case. Stormont ministers vote in favor […]
Three people are dead after an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle at a rail crossing in South Carolina, authorities said. The North Charleston Fire Department said that the collision was first reported to emergency dispatchers shortly before 2:30 a.m. The three people who were killed were pronounced dead at the scene and were among […]
Federal investigators are examining overturned rail cars and a stretch of tracks as they try to determine why an Amtrak train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend. The accident killed three people and hospitalized seven others. The coordinator of emergency services for Liberty County, Montana, Sarah Robbin, said the weather was good at the […]
