Tank, Hopper and Railcar News

SEPTA Completes Federally Mandated Railcar Fleet Inspections  Patch

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

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

SEPTA unlikely to meet federal deadline to complete rail car inspections  Audacy

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

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

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

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

FRA approves first autonomous rail car test program  trains.com

Railcar builder CEO Tekorius appointed to Federal Reserve branch  Yahoo Finance

Confirmed: David Armstrong Fink as Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

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

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

House Subcommittee Eyes Federal Rail Funding Reform  Railway Age

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Position Passenger Rail for Federal Funding  Railway Age

CTV National News: Bodies still unidentified after tragic railcar crash in Portugal  CTV News

USDOT Clears $2.9B for Infrastructure Projects  Railway Age

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

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants  Railway Age

Federal Funding Pursued for NLX  Railway Age

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

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility  Railway Age

Port of Benton Lands $9.56MM Federal Grant  Railway Age

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

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

Eno Releases Study of Chinese Railcar Issue  The Eno Center for Transportation

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

Confirmed: Amit Bose Federal Railroad Administrator  Railway Age

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

Port of Long Beach Channel Deepening Project Receives Federal Authorization  Railway Age

SMART East-West Rail Corridor Receives Federal Boost  Railway Age

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

Inglewood Transit Connector Project Lands $1B Federal Grant  Railway Age

UIUC Launches National University Rail Center of Excellence  Railway Age

Report: The Portal Project Advances in California  Railway Age

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on NYCT Train-to-Train Collision  Railway Age

‘Arbitrary and Capricious’  Railway Age

FRA Announces Fed-State National Program, Corridor ID Selections  Railway Age

Government Shutdown Prospects, Impacts on USDOT, Modes  Railway Age

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

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

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

SEPTA chugs along with federally mandated Regional Rail car inspections  Audacy

7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule  Earthjustice

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

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

National Steel Car Workers on Strike  Railway Age

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

US federal government to lead Penn Station reconstruction  International Railway Journal

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

Federal agency investigating Perris railcar chemical leak  Daily Bulletin

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

Eno Center Releases Report on Proposed Chinese Railcar Ban  The Eno Center for Transportation

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

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

Swiss Federal Railways tests ATO-controlled locomotive  International Railway Journal

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

STB decision upholds federal preemption of state statutes  Railway Age

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

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

Rebels destroyed Federal ironclad railcar at York  Yorkblog

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

Grain sector needs to discuss hopper car replacement  The Western Producer

$24.2 million for men burned atop rail car  NBC News