FRA Greenlights Expanded Rail Track Tech Tests as CSX Prepares July 2026 Rollout

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently approved a five-year waiver that lets railroads expand the use of ...
Forbes

Keep Federal Preemption Of Railroad Regulation On Track

The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution states, in part: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be ...
Railway Age

FRA NPRMs Target Automated Track Inspection, Defect Remediation and Waivers

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 ...
New Atlas

Solar power project hits the rails with between-track panel pilot

Solar power project hits the rails with between-track panel pilot By Paul Ridden October 10, 2024 Now cleared for a 2025 pilot project, the Sun-Ways solution turns the space between railroad tracks ...
Nature

Improved railway track faults detection using Mel-frequency cepstral coefficient and constant-Q transform features

Regular inspection of the health of railway tracks is crucial to maintaining reliable and safe train operations. Some factors including cracks, rail discontinuity, ballast issues, burn wheels, ...
WYFF

Upcoming railroad track repairs prompt dozens of crossings to close in NC and SC

MARKINGS AND ROADSIDE SIGNS. AND NOW WE HAVE SEVERAL RAILROAD CLOSINGS TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IN BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. CSX TRANSPORTATION SAYS A SURFACING TEAM FROM SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL ...
WRAL

Some railroad tracks are closed indefinitely, could affect deliveries

In a trip through western North Carolina’s mountains, railroad tracks are now snarled – ripped from the ground. Some remain suspended, hanging from the mountainside. Helene’s storm surge caused severe ...