On Nov. 1, 1918, 107 years ago today, a speeding Brooklyn Rapid Transit train derailed on a sharp curve beneath Willink Plaza in Flatbush, killing roughly 100 people.
Today’s Rail Rundown highlights safety measures, inspection updates, and infrastructure projects. From transit safety initiatives in Philadelphia and New York to major logistics developments in Arizona and ongoing service challenges in the U.K., here’s what’s moving the rails this Friday.
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has resumed Red and Gold Line service at Garnett Station after trains temporarily skipped the station for six weeks to allow platform renovations.
The Utah Transit Authority will buy 20 additional Stadler Citylink light-rail vehicles, exercising options from a 2024 deal and bringing the planned TRAX fleet addition to 40 trains.
The Michigan Department of Transportation, the City of Detroit, and Michigan Central signed a memorandum of understanding committing $40 million to early research and engineering for a multimodal transportation hub within the 30-acre Michigan Central Innovation District.
The Port of Savannah handled 486,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in September, an increase of 8%, or 35,280 TEUs, compared to the same month last year.