Commuter railroads face jump in insurance costs — how much will it cost NJ Transit?

Commuter railroads are facing an mandator increase in liability insurance next month that could cost millions of dollars. How ...
Opinion

Opinion: Railroads solved their profit problem. Can they solve their growth problem?

Commentary from Ingrid Schafrick Crafford, P.E. Why would a shipper want to use rail? It should be pretty simple: lower cost per ton-mile, fuel efficiency, more volume per carload, etc. Although the ...
Yahoo

See how the railroad industry has changed, in six charts

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Railroads used to be an inescapable part of American life: They employed lots of people and were the nation's largest industry by ...

US freight railroads lose appeal challenging new rule requiring at least two-person crews

LOS ANGELES, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Six U.S. railroads and two industry groups lost their appeal challenging a new rule that ...
Time

America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike

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Freight railroads lose challenge to crew size rule

A federal appeals court upheld a Federal Railroad Administration rule mandating certain trains must operate with two crew ...
In These Times

The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads

Railroad workers packed themselves into hotel conference rooms near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in June 2022 to talk fervently about a momentous event potentially on the horizon: the first ...
The New York Times

Before Joining Federal Safety Program, Freight Railroads Push to Change It

After the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the nation’s major freight railroads agreed to join a federal program for workers to report safety issues. But first, they want it to be overhauled. By ...