The mother of a man killed at a rural train crossing in 2011 wants immediate action in downtown London after a city snow-removal worker was killed by a freight train last week. After two ... “Transport Canada, every year, has…
SMART Transportation Division (TD) has reached a tentative labor agreement with Amtrak on behalf of the union's members employed by the railroad. Following negotiation meetings in Cleveland last week, union officials and Amtrak representatives reached tentative agreements for each bargaining ...
Railroads enjoy a cost advantage over other forms of transportation, for starters. It's four times more fuel-efficient per ton-mile to ship goods by rail over trucks. Moreover, this network of track would be almost impossible to replicate. CP's rail lines…
Union Pacific will increase the maximum track speed limit from 40 to 49 mph on the rail line paralleling Highway 59 in Bigelow, Minnesota. Train speeds at the Palm Avenue, 280th Street, 290th Street and 340th Street crossings will increase…
That can take up to 20 minutes, the statement says. The release also details a number of other issues, some of which the RTM says are beyond its control, including problems with the signalling system, vehicles on railway overpasses, broken…
