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[ April 15, 2026 ] New Jersey Lawmaker Says Derailment Shows Why Rail Safety Vigilance is Key CSX
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Metuchen Wreck Illustrated Railroad Woes of Late 1970s

July 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

By the late 1970s, railroad were not in a state of good repair. The issue over railroad safety and repair became an issue after a June 1977 Conrail derailment in Metuchen, N.J. In that wreck, 17 cars derailed and took the busy Northeast Corridor out of commission.

Glover Machine Works Played Important Role in Shaping Post-Civil War South [Photos]

July 29, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Glover Machine Works was never as big of a locomotive builder as Baldwin Locomotive Works or American Locomotive Co. (ALCO).

Photos: Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami

July 27, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Occupying the former Naval Air Station Richmond (NASR), the Gold Coast Railroad Museum today delights railfans with its collection of locomotives, dozens of rail cars and railroad artifacts.

Member Robert Sumwalt on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188 Derailment in Philadelphia.

Amtrak: Positive Train Control Fully Operational on Northeast Corridor by End of Year Deadline

June 2, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Positive Train Control (PTC) will be fully operational on the Northeast Corridor by the end of the year, according to Amtrak.

A train on the 7 Line pulls into the Mets – Willets Point station in Queens on May 29, 2012.

MTA Employees Training for 7 Line Extension

June 2, 2015 Todd DeFeo

New York City Transit has training its employees to operate trains over the soon-to-open 7 Line extension.

NTSB Recorder Specialist Cassandra Johnson works with officials on the scene of the Amtrak Train 188 Derailment in Philadelphia. (NTSB photo)

Amtrak Installing Inward-Facing Cameras on ACS-64 Locomotives

May 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak last week said it would install inward-facing cameras on its fleet of ACS-64 locomotives in use on the Northeast Corridor.

Amtrak: U.S. Yet to Fully Embrace Passenger Rail

December 12, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The United States has yet to fully embrace passenger rail as a way to curb traffic despite rail’s success in other countries, an Amtrak official told a U.S. Senate subcommittee this week.

Amtrak covers 93 percent of operating costs in FY 2014

November 30, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s $227 million operating loss in Fiscal Year is the railroad’s lowest since 1973, the railroad said.

AAR: Freight Railroads Continuing to Hire

November 18, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

By the end of 2014, the nation’s major freight railroads will have hired 45,000 people since 2012, including an estimated 9,900 men and women with military service, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Clayton County, Ga., votes in favor of joining MARTA

November 11, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Clayton County residents earlier this month voted in favor of joining MARTA, the first county to join the transit system since its inception more than 40 years ago.

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