Tank, Hopper and Railcar News

SEPTA likely to miss rail car inspection deadline set by Federal Rail Administration  6abc Philadelphia

Sound Transit Launches Federal Way LRT Extension  Railway Age

An inside look at SEPTA's Regional Rail car inspections after federal order  CBS News

NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations on Fire Risk for SEPTA Railcar Fleet  NTSB (.gov)

SEPTA could miss federal deadline for Silverliner IV rail car inspection: Everything we know  FOX 29 Philadelphia

Fed. Circ. Backs No Infringement Finding In Railcar Fight  Law360

SEPTA chugs along with federally mandated Regional Rail car inspections  Audacy

Federal Court orders CN to pay grain exporter over $23M for railcar shortfall  Law360 Canada

SEPTA Completes Federally Mandated Railcar Fleet Inspections  Patch

“Fund the 15!” Building Out a True National Network  Railway Age

SEPTA requests federal extension to complete Silverliner IV inspections  6abc Philadelphia

SEPTA could miss federal deadline for Silverliner IV rail car inspection  FOX 29 Philadelphia

SEPTA Regional Riders frustrated after federal order forced railcar inspections  CBS News

Confirmed: David Armstrong Fink as Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

NTSB issues urgent safety warning to SEPTA over fire risks involving Silverliner IV railcars  6abc Philadelphia

Port of Longview Lands $35.9MM Federal Loan for Rail Expansion  Railway Age

Report: Brightline West Costs Balloon to $21.5B  Railway Age

MTS Earns ‘Perfect Score’ in Federal Triennial Review  Railway Age

How to Position Passenger Rail for Federal Funding  Railway Age

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility  Railway Age

Commuter Rail Excess Liability Insurance a ‘Train Wreck‘  Railway Age

Railcar builder CEO Tekorius appointed to Federal Reserve branch  FreightWaves

FRA approves first autonomous rail car test program  trains.com

Fabrication Starts for High-Tech Fortis Railcar  Department of Energy (.gov)

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants  Railway Age

USDOT Clears $2.9B for Infrastructure Projects  Railway Age

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule  Earthjustice

ASLRRA to OMB: Repeal 4 FRA Rules, 1 EPA Rule  Railway Age

Port of Benton Lands $9.56MM Federal Grant  Railway Age

Did Primus Engineer His Own Ouster?  Railway Age

FRA’s proposed rule on certifying rail car origins earns kudos from trade groups  FreightWaves

Federal Inspectors Visit CRRC Rail Car Factory in Massachusetts  Alliance for American Manufacturing

President-Elect Intends to Nominate Fink as FRA Lead  Railway Age

Businesses sue railroads, chemical companies over railcar styrene leak  FOX19 | Cincinnati

U.S. Government Shuts Down; What Railroaders Need to Know  Railway Age

House Votes to Close a Loophole That's Allowed Tax Money to Continue to Flow to a Chinese State-Owned Rail Car Maker  Alliance for American Manufacturing

Some SEPTA Regional Rail trains canceled again Tuesday as inspections continue from federal order  CBS News

RTA wins $130 million federal grant to replace railcar fleet, starting with Red Line  Cleveland.com

SEPTA's Silverliner IV repairs delayed due to wire shortage  6abc Philadelphia

Senate Agrees to One-Year Ban on Transit Rail Car and Bus Procurements from Chinese-Owned Companies  The Eno Center for Transportation

US federal government to lead Penn Station reconstruction  International Railway Journal

RTA Gets $15m In Federal Funds To Help With Red Line Railcar Replacement  Ideastream

Residents told they can return home after train styrene leak but questions remain  Cincinnati Enquirer

Federal agency investigating Perris railcar chemical leak  Daily Bulletin

Chinese-Owned Rail Car Factory In Springfield Dodges Federal Ban  WAMC

New Federal Railroad Administration Rule Can Help Reduce Passenger Train Costs  Competitive Enterprise Institute

60,000 pounds of explosive chemical lost in rail shipment from Wyoming to California  NBC News

30 Tons of Explosive Chemicals Lost During Rail Shipment (Published 2023)  The New York Times

Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crew stays on track with railcar training maneuvers  Must Read Alaska

Railroad tank-car safety woes date decades before crude oil concerns  McClatchy Washington Bureau

SEPTA less than halfway finished with federally mandated rail car inspections  Audacy

Swiss Federal Railways tests ATO-controlled locomotive  International Railway Journal

Federal Railroad Association says they're working to stop train horns in quiet zones  WNDU

Federal investigation into suspended rail cars puts focus on inspections, maintenance  The Washington Post

Federal funding boost for Bart Silicon Valley extension  International Railway Journal

Rebels destroyed Federal ironclad railcar at York  Yorkblog

Caltrain electrification “in jeopardy” as federal grants deferred  International Railway Journal

Swiss Federal Railways unveils 2022 timetable plans  International Railway Journal

Metra secures federal funding to buy BEMU fleet  International Railway Journal

Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi cutting ribbon to inaugurate new rake of railcar at Rawalpindi Railway Station  Associated Press of Pakistan

Oil Tank Car Fire Forces Evacuation of North Dakota Town (Published 2015)  The New York Times

Grain sector needs to discuss hopper car replacement  The Western Producer

Seattle secures $US 1.4bn in federal funding  International Railway Journal

Federal grain car fleet gets smaller  The Western Producer

New federal law expected to drive renewal of Canada’s grain rail car fleet  The Globe and Mail

Austrian Federal Railways seeks more EMUs  International Railway Journal

Knorr-Bremse acquires braking technology from Federal-Mogul  International Railway Journal

Germany plans €86bn rail investment in 2020-2029  International Railway Journal

Australia revises national freight strategy  International Railway Journal

Zürich light rail project gets federal approval  International Railway Journal

$24.2 million for men burned atop rail car  NBC News

CHEMICAL FIRE PUT OUT IN NEWARK; RAIL CAR WAS DUE TO BE MODIFIED (Published 1981)  The New York Times