NS tallies first responder safety training for 2024 - Trains
17 hours ago · ATLANTA, Ga. – Norfolk Southern has supported more than 5,500 first responders with specialized training and resources this year through its Operation & Awareness Response (OAR) program, which included hands-on events across 20 cities with the railroad’s Safety Train. The OAR program is designed to educate and train …
News Wire top stories of 2024, No. 9: FRA’s two-person crew rule
3 days ago · It was deja vu all over again this year as the Federal Railroad Administration adopted its final rule mandating a crew size of two for most trains. The FRA in April issued its final, 233-page rule that generally requires two-person crews. Less than two weeks later four railroads – BNSF Railway, Union Pacific, the Indiana Rail Road and Florida East Coast Railway
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Rail industry in 2024: New CSX-CPKC connection, labor ... - Trains
5 days ago · Several freight rail business developments did not rank among our Top 10 stories of the year — but were still important in the grand scheme of things. They include: New Southeast-Mexico corridor CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City on Dec. 1 began service over the former Meridian & Bigbee short line that serves as a shortcut linking the Southeast with Texas and
How the high-speed rail trains workers and provides thousands of …
2 days ago · The Central Valley Training Center opened in 2020 to offer a pathway to a trade for regional residents to learn and one day work for the high-speed rail. Today, 223 students have graduated from ...
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Railprime is the newest source of information for the freight-rail industry. This subscription focuses on what's changing and what isn't in the freight-rail realm, featuring quick hits,...
Low-cost rail worker training program holds open house
Nov 15, 2024 · Young people can learn what it takes to be a locomotive engineer, a conductor, a mechanic and other roles. They can earn a certificate in seven months or a community college degree over two years....
Rail News - Class Is employed fewer workers in August. For Railroad …
Sep 23, 2024 · As of mid-August, Class Is employed 120,611 people, down 0.39% since July and down 1.78% compared with employment levels a year ago, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of the...