27 Mar 2024

Intermodal services affected by Baltimore incident 

In an interconnected world, it’s no surprise that the collapse of the Baltimore Francis Scott Key bridge has created knock-on impacts for US and global trade.  Several ports and yards…

27 Mar 2024

UK TOC CrossCountry adds to Voyager fleet

Birmingham-based long-distance train operating company CrossCountry is extending its fleet of Bombardier Voyager trains by five, on top of the seven announced in late 2023.  These second-hand trains will be…

26 Mar 2024

MTA gets $2m grant for autonomous railcar inspection pilot

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York, US will begin a pilot programme testing an autonomous railcar inspection system after receiving a $2m grant.  The Department of Transportation (DoT)…

25 Mar 2024

First ‘mandatory minimums’ for US track workers

The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has warned railroad operators it is proposing “mandatory minimum standards” for track worker safety. It is the first time nationwide rules would be put…

22 Mar 2024

Dutch rail freight down 10% – ProRail

Netherlands rail infrastructure management company ProRail’s annual freight report has shown a 10% drop in traffic in 2023.  The drop was attributed to the energy market, which took more coal…

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