Archive for February 6, 2018
UPDATED: Amtrak Silver Star wreck claims two, injures 116
(Source: Railway Age 02/05/2018) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The engineer and conductor of Miami-bound Amtrak train 91, the Silver Star, were killed and 116 people on board were injured early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, when the train entered a siding at Cayce, S.C., on CSX’s Columbia Subdivision and struck a stationary CSX autorack train. The National…
Read MoreBNSF joins BiTA to help set technology standards
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/06/2018) BNSF Railway Co. recently became the first Class I to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). The alliance is composed of more than 200 freight transportation companies working to develop blockchain standards for the logistics industry and the supply chain as a whole, BNSF officials said in a press release. BNSF and the…
Read MoreSound Transit to hold hearings for West Seattle, Ballard light-rail extensions
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/06/2018) Sound Transit has scheduled three open houses this month as part of its early scoping work for light-rail extensions to West Seattle and Ballard, Washington. The hearings will allow residents to offer opinions on the extensions’ proposed route and station locations. The meetings will be held Feb. 13, 15, and 20. Through…
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