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HQ-NS-2022-0305-1543
On March 5, 2022, at 1:58. a.m., EST, a Norfolk Southern (NS) freight train (Y92H202) derailed at Milepost 71 on the Northeast Corridor in Perryman, Maryland, resulting in 20 cars derailed and $2,665,277 of damage to rail equipment and track. There were no injuries reported.
The...
HQ-2022-1488
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., CST, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train (B36-19) collided with a school bus at the 130th Avenue highway-rail grade crossing (DOT# 385195D) in the city of Castalia, Winneshiek County, Iowa.
The school bus had three occupants,...
HQ-2022-1521
On Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 12:18 a.m., EST, a Loram Switch Grinder (RGS-9) collided with the rear-end Distributed Power Unit (DPU) of locomotive No. CSXT 3144, of train Q426-19 (Q426) at Milepost (MP) QB 59.9 on the Boston Subdivision in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts....
Biden-Harris Administration, USDOT Make an Unprecedented $1.4 Billion in Rail Grants Available Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
New Funding Will Improve America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Network, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Lay the Groundwork for Future Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing...
Biden Administration, USDOT Announce Over $233 Million in Grants to Upgrade Intercity Passenger Rail Service
USDOT to Make Another $7.2 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Available this Fall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in 8 states to improve and modernize vital intercity...