RailNews
Keep up to date on the latest light rail, rapid transit, commuter, and long-distance passenger rail news from coast to coast.
February 5, 2018
Investigators Focus on Improperly Lined Switch in Amtrak Silver Star Collision
Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson issued a statement that said, in part, “CSX had lined and padlocked the switch off the mainline to the siding, causing the collision.”
February 4, 2018
Amtrak Silver Star collides with CSX freight in South Carolina, 2 dead, dozens injured
Amtrak Train 91, the New York-Miami Silver Star, collided with a CSX freight train near Cayce, S.C., around 2:45 a.m., killing two and injuring more than 100.
January 31, 2018
Amtrak Charter Strikes Garbage Truck in Virginia
A chartered Amtrak train carrying Congressional leaders from Washington, D.C., to the Greenbrier Resort at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., struck a garbage truck at a crossing outside of Charlottesville, Va.
January 6, 2018
Napa Valley Commuter Service?
Napa Valley Wine Train is considering adding a commuter car to one of its regular trains between Napa and St. Helena, Calif.
January 5, 2018
Chicago’s Metra Issues RFP for New Locomotives
The request for proposals calls for a base order of at least 12 new or 15 remanufactured locomotives with options for up to 30 additional new locomotives or 27 additional remanufactured locomotives, for a total of up to 42 new or remanufactured locomotives.
January 2, 2018
San Francisco Trolley Collides with Box Truck
No injuries were reported when a rebuilt PCC trolley collided with a box truck in San Francisco on New Year’s Day.
December 31, 2017
Brightline Limited Service to Launch January 8
According to a post on Brightline’s official Facebook page, limited service between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Fla., will begin the week of January 8.
December 29, 2017
Two Boston Trolleys Collide, 17 Injured
Two trolleys collided on Boston’s Mattapan High-Speed Line, injuring 17 passengers and damaging the two cars involved.
December 20, 2017
NTSB Report Says Speed Was a Factor in Tacoma Amtrak Derailment
Preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicate that speed was a factor in Monday’s derailment of Amtrak Train 501 at DuPont, Wash., which killed three passengers and injured dozens more.
December 19, 2017
Amtrak Cascades Derailment Kills 3 Near Tacoma
Amtrak Train 501 derailed on a sharp curve between Tacoma and Olympia, Wash., early Monday morning, killing 3 and injuring dozens as the train piled up on busy Interstate 5 paralleling the tracks.
