Tank, Hopper and Railcar News

SEPTA's Silverliner IV repairs delayed due to wire shortage  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

SEPTA chugs along with federally mandated Regional Rail car inspections  Audacy

SEPTA Completes Federally Mandated Railcar Fleet Inspections  Patch

Trump administration turns the screw on California high-speed  International Railway Journal

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

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

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

FRA Regulatory Roundup  Railway Age

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

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

House Subcommittee Eyes Federal Rail Funding Reform  Railway Age

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

MTS Earns ‘Perfect Score’ in Federal Triennial Review  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

Port of Benton Lands $9.56MM Federal Grant  Railway Age

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

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

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants  Railway Age

USDOT Approves $3.2B for 180 Infrastructure Grants  Railway Age

Did Primus Engineer His Own Ouster?  Railway Age

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule  Earthjustice

USDOT: $607MM Approved for Infrastructure Projects  Railway Age

WSJ News Exclusive | Railcar That Overheated in Ohio Train Derailment Changed Hands Several Times  The Wall Street Journal

Pullman Foundation acquires first railcar for display at National Historical Park  trains.com

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

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

RRD23MR005.aspx  NTSB (.gov)

Small-Road Briefs: G&W, Watco  Railway Age

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

Reports: Feds to Pause $18B in NYC Infrastructure Project Funding  Railway Age

FTA: $1.97B Grant to Advance CTA’s Red Line Extension  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

Will New FRA Administrator Be ‘Elbows Up’ on Defense?  Railway Age

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

FRA extends SEPTA's Silverliner IV railcar inspection deadline by 2 weeks  CBS News

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

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

Four weeks after styrene leak, community struggles with toxic cargo parked on train tracks  WCPO 9 News

Federal agency investigating Perris railcar chemical leak  Daily Bulletin

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

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

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

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

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 funding for Florida SunRail expansion  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

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

Swiss Federal Railways unveils 2022 timetable plans  International Railway Journal

Chicago nets federal funds for metro upgrade  International Railway Journal

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

Federal grain car fleet gets smaller  The Western Producer

Grain sector needs to discuss hopper car replacement  The Western Producer

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

Austrian Federal Railways to hire sleeping cars  International Railway Journal

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

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

Federal funds for Freiburg tram extension  International Railway Journal

Canada approves funding for Calgary Green Line  International Railway Journal

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