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Following the Sept. 12 Metrolink rail accident in Chatsworth, Calif., the operation has taken steps to bolster its safety measures, including adding a crewmember in the lead cab and making equipment and track improvements.
Read More →Eligible projects must be east of the Mississippi River.
Read More →Five federally-designated high-speed rail corridors in California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin will share $5,640,174 in federal grant funding to make safety improvements at approximately 25 highway-rail grade crossings.
Read More →Money to fund refining hardware and software for new technology that uses laser ultrasonic probes to detect certain internal rail defects.
Read More →Confidential reporting permitted for risk reduction.
Read More →Fewer accidents in 2007 attributed to Safety Action Plan.
Read More →Intends to reduce rail accidents caused by human error.
Read More →Emergency communication, evacuation features to be enhanced.
Read More →Rule to improve the structure of cab cars and MUI locomotives.
Read More →Inspection rate will triple to 100,000 miles of track each year.
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