The challenges associated with operating long trains, as described in Chapters 2 and 3, have implications for how engineers and conductors are trained and their service readiness. In addition, the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...
In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...
The derailment of a 178-car freight train in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 5 in August 2017, which led to the release of hazardous materials and a fire, brought attention to potential safety ...