Tag: Rail
HS2: Rail link rated 'unachievable' by infrastructure watchdog
The IPA gave the project a "red" warning, raising issues related to budgets and schedules.
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Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act
Freight trains frequently stop and block the roads of York, Ala., sometimes cutting off two neighborhoods for hours. Emergency services and health car [...]
South Eastern Railway GM transferred, to take charge of Karnataka-based Rail Wheel Factory
The general manager of South Eastern Railway was transferred as general manager to the Rail Wheel Factory in Karnataka's Yelahanka on Fri [...]
Rail union announces three days of strikes in July
The RMT says 20,000 members will strike on 20, 22, and 29 July.
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Rail strikes cynically targeting Eurovision, transport minister says
Transport Secretary Mark Harper says a "fair and reasonable pay offer" has been made to rail workers.
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Rail strikes: We should not be targeting Eurovision, says transport secretary
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that rail strike action during Eurovision was not showing solidarity with Ukraine. [...]
Circle’s Fed payment rail goal could be crushed by NY Fed’s policy change
The New York Federal Reserve published new rules for counterparties looking to use its money market balancer, casting uncertainty over intentions by s [...]
Fetterman, Brown, Casey unveil new rail safety bill
General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, March 2, 2023.Alan Freed | ReutersThree senat [...]
Norfolk Southern CEO backs parts of new rail safety bills
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies at a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on protecting public health and the env [...]
Great British Railways: Derby chosen as location for new rail HQ
Derby is already home to the UK's largest train factory, which employs about 2,000 people, and the former Railway Technical Centre in the south-east o [...]
RMT members suspend strike action at Network Rail
"The RMT leadership's decision to put Network Rail's deal to its membership is a welcome development, but train operating staff will rightly be asking [...]
Rail Heat Sensors, Under Scrutiny in Ohio Crash, Face Few Regulations
Safety experts said the East Palestine derailment might not have happened had Norfolk Southern placed sensors closer together. The federal government [...]
Senate Republicans and Democrats Propose Rail Safety Bill
Weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed outside East Palestine, Ohio, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed that the Transpor [...]
Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Tighten Rail Safety Regulations
The train that derailed in Ohio was exempt from some federal safety requirements because it was not carrying enough hazardous material to be considere [...]
DeWine blames Ohio rail company for chemical spill: 'They should pay'
DeWine blames Ohio rail company for chemical spill: 'They should pay'
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