WASHINGTON — An Amtrak locomotive collided with a MARC commuter train Feb. 7 at Union Station, leaving seven people injured.
The rear wheels of the MARC train derailed after the Amtrak locomotive crashed into it from behind. Seven people received minor injuries, officials said. Passenger were disembarking the MARC train, which arrived at Union Station from […]

BEIJING — Roads, railways and air traffic are slowly returning to normal in China, where the worst snowstorms in 50 years have stranded millions of travelers trying to get home for this week’s Lunar New Year holiday.
China’s main north-south freeway reopened Monday after weeks of snow and ice storms cut off transport and seriously disrupted […]

WASHINGTON — Commuter and intercity passenger rail equipment will be safer under a new federal rule that ensures improved emergency window exit availability, specifies additional emergency rescue features, and requires two-way communication systems, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman said.
“These safety features will help rail passengers evacuate from a train more quickly and provide emergency […]

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP) recently surpassed the milestone of inspecting its one millionth mile of track for compliance with federal standards, announced FRA Administrator Joseph H. Boardman.
The custom-built inspection vehicles are equipped with state of the art technology to help identify track flaws that could lead to […]

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation (NERC) is receiving a $4.6 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program.
The NERC will use the loan to purchase fifty new triple hopper railcars and two rehabilitated locomotives.
The locomotives and 25 of the 50 rail cars […]

WASHINGTON — President Bush has recommended a $1.62 billion funding package for Fiscal Year 2009 that includes new projects in nine cities across the nation. This New Starts amount is part of a total public transportation budget proposal of $10.1 billion, a 6.8 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2008.
“Well planned, cost-effective transit is crucial to […]

NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has boosted its rating for the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) Tunnel project to “medium high,” improving the project’s rating and positioning for federal funding.
In its New Starts ratings report dated Feb. 5, the FTA noted that the ARC Tunnel project has “put together an experienced […]

WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corp.’s MotivePower subsidiary has received an order for 10 MPXpress commuter locomotives from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA).
In addition, UTA awarded MotivePower a four-year contract to maintain 11 other MPXpress locomotives, which have already been delivered. The total value of the locomotive order and the maintenance contract is about $31 million.
“The […]

NORFOLK, Va. — Harold R. Mobley has been named vice president labor relations for Norfolk Southern Corp., effective March 1, with headquarters in Norfolk. He will report to John P. Rathbone, executive vice president administration.
Mobley joined Norfolk Southern as a management trainee in 1971. He served in a number of positions in the engineering, transportation […]

CHICAGO — FreightCar America Inc. reported financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31.
For the fourth quarter of 2007, sales were $137.1 million and net loss was $16.6 million, or $1.42 per diluted share. These results include special pre-tax charges of $37.2 million, primarily associated with the Company’s decision in December 2007 to end […]