A new final rule from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is aimed at preventing unattended trains that carry poisonous, toxic or highly flammable contents from rolling away.
Railroads must continue to notify State Emergency Response Commissions and Tribal Emergency Response Commissions of the expected movement of Bakken crude oil trains through individual states and tribal regions, the Federal Railroad Administration said.
Too many regulations would have a major impact on the railroad industry’s ability to sustain private investment to build, maintain and upgrade the nation’s 140,000-mile rail network.
CSX has completed its 17th annual Maintenance Jamboree. As part of the track safety and maintenance blitz, crews completes months of rail, tie, signal and bridge work on key rail corridors in a single week.
Louisville & Indiana Railroad and CSX have reached an agreement giving CSX a permanent easement to operate over the L&I’s 106-mile rail corridor between Indianapolis and Louisville.