CTDOT awards $20M to support freight rail improvements to boost service, reliability and safety

In an effort to strengthen the long-term reliability of Connecticut’s freight rail network, the Connecticut Department of ...
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Congress Should Empower Regulatory Agencies to Address Challenges Presented by Long Trains, Says New Report

WASHINGTON ― The heightened safety challenges and operational demands of long freight trains require a combination of actions from major freight railroad companies, the Federal Railroad Administration ...
Houston Chronicle

What is light rail transit? How is it different from freight rail services?

Houstonians living within the city limits use the Metro light rail system, a type of public transit that should not be confused with the trains that transport freight. Although passenger trains and ...
Times of San Diego

California bill would cap freight train length for safety

A BNSF freight train in Barrio Logan. (File 9hoto by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get ...