Year: 2024

A NJ Transit project to build a facility to park trains has ballooned by $116 million, according to a report from NJ.com.

While a new report on long trains found railroads, federal agencies and Congress should coordinate actions to address “heightened safety challenges and operational demands,” one federal lawmaker from Georgia said more infrastructure investment is needed.

Limiting train length will result in more trains passing through crossings. This will increase opportunities for train-vehicle accidents, often due to distracted driving and drivers who ignore warning signs and go around gates. In fact, nearly 40% of Union Pacific crossing incidents last year involved motorists stopped on tracks.