CN crew disregarded stop warnings before 2023 crash with commuter train: report

A Canadian National Railway CTC-A-T +0.55% freight train was travelling at more than double the speed limit before it crashed ...

Safety board calls for backup systems on trains after Montreal crash in 2023

The board's recommendation to the federal government comes after a 2023 collision in Montreal between a commuter train and a ...
WTAE-TV

Major rail safety technology installed before deadline

The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday.Federal Railroad ...
Trains

TSB urges Transport Canada to take steps to prevent train collisions

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday urged Transport Canada to immediately implement interim measures to ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Safety system contractor sues MBTA alleging breach of contract, $158M in damages

CONTRACTED TO INSTALL FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY SYSTEMS ON THE COMMUTER RAIL IS NOW SUING THE MBTA. A HITACHI RAIL IS ACCUSING THE MBTA OF REQUIRING EXTRA WORK BEYOND THEIR CONTRACT AND THEN REFUSING ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Lehigh Valley train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Lower Saucon Township early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of ...