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ATLANTA, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and RapidSOS announced a partnership Wednesday to help equip first responders with critical information to safely respond to a [...]

Every two days a child is killed or injured in a train collision; nearly every tragedy is preventable WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to prevent rail-related [...]

Norfolk Southern offers five tips for citizens to stay safe near the rails ATLANTA, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is recognizing National Safety Month and [...]

Every five days a child is killed in a train collision; nearly every tragedy is preventable WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Trains and the tracks they traverse play an [...]

PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- While safety is a priority for railway system designers and administrators, there are still times when track workers lose their lives in the path [...]

First national event aimed at raising awareness about rail safety HOMEWOOD, IL, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - As part of its year-round effort to save lives, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: [...]

Portable and Vehicle-Mounted DURABOOK Notebooks and Tablets Offer Unsurpassed Shock, Drop, and Spill Resistance; Tough-as-Nails Magnesium Case; Wireless Connectivity Options FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GammaTech Computer Corporation [...]

NEWARK, Del., Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX, the Delaware Department of Transportation and Operation Lifesaver, a national non-profit educational organization, are working together this weekend to improve public safety [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX's 'Safety Train: Energy Preparedness Program' recently completed its 2014 tour, training 2,022 first responders from more than 350 public safety organizations in [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the Fourth of July holiday, more than 525 CSX employees were hard at work on the railroad, safely replacing about 68,000 railroad [...]

HOMEWOOD, IL, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) invites the media to report on key issues at the centre of Rail Safety Week, from April 29 to [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's rail industry offers great economic benefits, but railroad tracks can be deadly to individuals who aren't careful. PennDOT is reminding people to be [...]

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the country, 480,000 school buses are transporting 25 million students back to the classroom. As the buses return to the highways, Norfolk Southern [...]

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will team up with Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to install state-of-the-art [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Working with their key operating unions, the nation's railroads have made substantial progress in addressing workplace fatigue issues, including implementation of numerous pilot programs, a [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The implementation of a $4.7 million public and employee safety program at highway-rail grade crossings is well ahead of schedule, CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) [...]

NORWALK, Ohio, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Illustrating its continued commitment to safe rail operations in Huron County, representatives from CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) today outlined a plan that responds to [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A safety initiative conceived by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) that will enhance the ability of employees to address safety issues and recommend [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this week, following a routine test of drinking water used on board its trains, Amtrak announced that water from 17 cars operating from the [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a routine test of drinking water used on board its trains, Amtrak was notified last week by its testing laboratory that water from 17 [...]

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration and rail labor unions, Union Pacific Railroad today voluntarily introduced a 'guaranteed' time off program for 3,500 [...]

CLEVELAND, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will help implement a plan to alleviate the severe safety and congestion problems on the Union Pacific Railroad, BLE President [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) announced today that it would increase the speed of its trains operating through Union City and Palmetto, Ga., effective Oct. [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Following an intensive inspection, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a comprehensive report on CSX Transportation (CSXT) detailing safety shortfalls in the railroad's [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- John W. Snow, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX), and A. R. 'Pete' Carpenter, president and chief executive officer [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Transportation Union (UTU) and CSX Transportation have agreed to a partnership that could build a model rail industry safety process and improve [...]

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today unveiled a package of safety assurance initiatives and corrective actions, including a safety 'hotline' [...]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today launched round-the-clock inspections by 60 federal and state safety inspectors concerning operations on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). The [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) President and Chief Executive Officer A.R. 'Pete' Carpenter issued the following statement commenting on today's announcement by the Federal Railroad [...]

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with its commitment to railroad safety, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today established a safety action team on CSX Transportation (CSXT) to comprehensively [...]

AUBURN, Ind., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Several DeKalb County highway-railroad grade crossings will be closed briefly for reconstruction work as part of CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) $220 million upgrade of [...]

WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the State of California Public Utilities Commission Rail Safety Division today signed a safety compliance agreement with the Northwestern [...]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today signed a Safety Compliance Agreement with the Wisconsin Central Railroad to improve railroad safety throughout the railroad's four-state, 3000-mile [...]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's major freight railroads are meeting their voluntary commitment to install two-way end-of-train devices by December 31, 1996, on all trains traveling on mountainous [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced an agreement with the New England Central Railroad to improve the safety of a route over which [...]

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of American Railroads issued the following statement by Edwin L. Harper: 'U.S. News & World Report's May 27 article on railroad safety is [...]

WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of American Railroads issued the following: It's time to clear up some of the confusion about railroad safety by dealing with facts and [...]

ATLANTA, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of American Railroads issued the following: Today, officials from Georgia, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), safety groups and the rail industry launched an [...]

Track improvements will lessen delays for motorists; 'Operation Lifesaver' to stress crossing safety BROOKINGS, S.D., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Installing new welded rail on the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad [...]

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A Rail-Passenger Safety Task Force to address passenger and freight safety issues will be formed by the chief executive officers of major freight, passenger and [...]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Safety-related research performed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 'is crucial to ensuring further improvements in safety,' the nation's railroads told a congressional subcommittee today. [...]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Hazardous material accident responders in New Jersey and other Eastern states soon will benefit from the most advanced railroad tank car emergency response training in [...]

DETROIT, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Canadian National regarding the I-696 derailment on May 22, 1995: A team of track inspectors walked the entire length [...]

/ADVANCE/ FORT WORTH, Tex., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Three highway- rail grade crossing collisions were staged here today to warn motorists of the consequences of disregarding warning signs. The crashes [...]

WASHINGTON, June 6 /PRNewswire -- Only highway experts have the requisite analytical tools and information to determine the appropriate type of warning devices to be installed at the nation's more [...]

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- America's railroads, which have achieved record levels of train and employee safety, have recommended to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that it make unprecedented changes [...]

NORTH FAYETTE, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The public will have an opportunity to experience what a engineer sees and feels as a car tries to beat a train across [...]

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Metrolink is reaching the final stages of a rail enhancement project in south Orange County. Beginning Friday, Sept. 23 and continuing through Friday, Sept. [...]

/NOTE TO EDITORS: See list at end of news release for communities where grade crossings were improved./ PHILADELPHIA, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrail (NYSE: CRR) added or upgraded automatic highway [...]

ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has established a centralized railway police communication center here which is open on a 24-hour basis and is available by [...]