Billy Penn

Packed cars, cancellations, and delay headaches: Regional Rail riders should brace for a rough week

The agency announced it would curtail service further to reach a Nov. 14 deadline on safety checks. If your mood hinges on a ...
Yahoo

US lawmakers, unions oppose railroad plan to automate track safety inspections

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety inspections has drawn a backlash from labor groups and ...
Railway Age

Rolling Laboratories

Holland’s portable Track Inspector is a full geometry system that offers two individual rail sensors depending on configuration and use, and can be mounted, configured and calibrated by one ...
Connecticut Post

Rail inspection a high priority

The single most important asset to the railroad industry is its rail infrastructure. The lesson of last Friday's collision is that undetected rail defects and resultant train derailment cause ...
Post-Bulletin

Rail inspector seeks to stop future accidents

Canadian Pacific Railroad track inspector Rich McCumber waits for a passing train before resuming his inspection near Buffalo, Minn. Each time a train passes, he is required to do what's ...
KETV Omaha

Nebraska state rail inspector job unfilled for months

RAILROADS SAFETY IN THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT. CAN YOU? TV INVESTIGATES LEARNS NEBRASKA CURRENTLY HAS NO STATE INSPECTORS TO OVERSEE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF RAILWAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT ON ROB ...