Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BNSF Railway track inspection train runs by the Belmont Metra Station in Downers Grove, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo: ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 23 and 24 published two successive, related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) the agency says will enhance railroad track safety by requiring ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety inspections has drawn a backlash from labor groups and ...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration today (Dec. 5) approved a five-year waiver allowing expanded use of automatic track inspection, ending a long period when the FRA had not acted on ...

COLUMBIANA – With the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) weighing the benefits of automated track inspection technology, rail labor unions are speaking out against it, citing both concerns of ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to Congress “Automated Track Inspection Technologies,” a report (download below) required under the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Sent ...

Lawmakers are scrutinizing railroad safety regulations following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals. In a Feb. 21 Twitter exchange, Sen. Marco Rubio ...

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