On April 3, 2016, Amtrak investigators inspect the deadly train crash in Chester Says Federal investigators at the U.S National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators said Tuesday they found major lapses in how Amtrak deals with safety, including more than two dozen hazardous conditions at the work zone near
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South African Train Driver Comes Under Attack for Refusing to Jump Red Signal
Train driver comes under attack for refusing to jump red signal. 2017-11-14 14:59. Jenni Evans. Metrorail train. (Duncan Alfreds, News24) Johannesburg (News24) - Angry train passengers rounded on a female train driver who refused to jump a red signal in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) said on
Nigerian Government to inaugurate 10 new coaches, 2 locomotives for Abuja-Kaduna rail
The additional 10 coaches and two locomotives are expected to ease transportation for passengers on that route. Abuja - Nigeria - Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Federal Government of Nigeria will inaugurate 10 new coaches and two locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna rail service on Dec. 10. The Minster made this announcement while
Lagos to demolish bridges to make way for New regional railway lines
Costain bridge Lagos, marked for demolition Lagos (NAN) - Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that the laying of tracks of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would start in December. He also said that Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be demolished to give way for the new railway
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway electric train upgrade cost set to hit Sh65 billion
A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Plans to electrify the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
U.S Railway firm sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective
One of the America’s largest railroads must replace millions of defective wooden railroad ties on its tracks because they’re degrading faster than expected, the company said in a federal lawsuit. Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company that produced its railroad ties of failing to use the proper protective coating on
MTA New York Directed To Upgrade Train Technology on Metro-North Rail Road
Photo: Buck Ennis. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been directed to meet next year’s deadline for installing crash-prevention technology on the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road, saying any further delays would be unacceptable. A Metro-North passenger train derailed in the Bronx in 2013, killing four people. Positive
Kenya Railways Corporation To Launch Second Train Service
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) will begin a second train service on the Standard Gauge Railway between Nairobi and Mombasa starting Wednesday next week. The express train service will depart from both Nairobi and Mombasa Termini at 3.30 pm. The corporation currently operates one inter-county train service in the morning. The launch of the
Asia’s Oldest Railway Opens Door to Private Steel Producers
Asia's Oldest Railway Bloomberg - Indian Railways has floated a global tender to procure rails, a move that may end the monopoly of state-run supplier Steel Authority of India Ltd. as Asia’s oldest network seeks to plug a supply shortfall. The state-run freight and passenger carrier is seeking to buy 700,000 metric tons
Rail Freight is Losing Market Share
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Co. grain train sits docked at a transloading facility at the Port of Galveston in Galveston, Texas, U.S Texas U.S - State of Logistics report for the year 2017 shows that in the US the faster and more reliable modes have grown year-over-year. These faster