If several area lawmakers have their way, trains nationwide would be fitted with surveillance cameras that would record what the train engineer does… Continue Reading Equip Trains with Safety Cameras (Lawmakers)
The Federal Railroad Administration issued an emergency order on Friday, December 6, ordering Metro-North Railroad to implement enhanced safety practices at certain track… Continue Reading Feds Order Emergency Rules on Metro-North
Fatigue or engineer inattention appears to be a contributing factor in the Metro-North commuter train crash on December 1 that killed 4 passengers and… Continue Reading Fatigue Widespread in Rail Industry
The common operation of “push-pull” trains by railroads again came under investigation as it was revealed that the control cab at the front… Continue Reading Push-Pull Train in Crash Lacked “Alerter”
Analysis of date from the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that Americans are driving less… Continue Reading Americans Driving Less: Study
According to the lawyer for the engineer who was running the Metro-North train that crashed on December 1, killing 4 passengers and injuring… Continue Reading “Highway Hypnosis” May Have Caused Rail Wreck
Rail safety has greatly improved in recent decades, but the fatal Metro-North derailment on December 1 has brought back memories of past train… Continue Reading Wreck Recalls Past Jersey Train Disasters
Whether operation of trains by locomotives pushing rather than pulling the cars is totally safe has come into question after the fatal Metro-North… Continue Reading “Push-Pull” Trains Questioned After Metro-North Wreck
