The Federal Railroad Administration today (Dec. 5) approved a five-year waiver allowing expanded use of automatic track ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less ...

The five-year waiver allows agencies to demonstrate how ATI technology can assist safety inspectors by identifying defects or ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced that the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved a waiver to allow Class I railroads to cut minimum visual track ...

BNSF Railway will dramatically increase its track inspection capabilities early next year with the systemwide deployment of ...

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signed an October 2021 letter along with a group of Republican senators encouraging the Federal Railroad Administration to quickly review railroad industry requests for ...

A day in the life of a typical first class track inspector on one of the nation's largest transit systems is always busy.

The single most important asset to the railroad industry is its rail infrastructure. The lesson of last Friday's collision is that undetected rail defects and resultant train derailment cause ...

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 ...

Etihad Rail has awarded Ensco Rail a contract to supply a track inspection vehicle for the national railway network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The value of the contract was not disclosed. The ...