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26 Sep 2021

Press Releases

Statement of Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose On the Derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder in Buelow, Montana

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Derailment, Amtrak, Buelow, Montana

11 Feb 2021

Press Releases

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $22 Million in Grants to Restore and Enhance Intercity Passenger Rail Network

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Passenger Rail

15 Feb 2018

Accident Investigations

HQ-2018-1253 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Passenger Rail

Keywords: Derailment, Accident, New York, NS, Freight Trains

Abstract: On February 15, 2018, at approximately 4:07 p.m., EST, eastbound Norfolk Southern freight train (NS) 28NH714 traveling on single main track in Traffic Controlled System (TCS)...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Location

Attica, NY
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1253
Investigation Status
Finalized

31 Jan 2018

Accident Investigations

HQ-2018-1249 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Amtrak, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Passenger Rail

Keywords: grade crossing incident; Amtrak; Crozet, VA; fatalities

Abstract: At approximately 11:16 a.m., EST, a westbound National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) passenger train traveling on single main track in TCS territory collided with a...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak
Location

Crozet, VA
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1249
Investigation Status
Finalized

23 Jan 2018

Presentations

Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System: Technical Development & Short Line Demonstration

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Track geometry inspection, autonomous, unmanned, ATGMS, autonomous track geometry measurement systems, track assessment

Abstract:

What is Autonomous Inspection: The process of inspecting the track from revenue service trains using unattended instrumentation with minimal direct involvement. Autonomous...

Presenter
Federal Railroad Administration
Audience
Engineers, Railroad Industry Professionals, General Public
Location

Washington, DC
United States