The SMART Transportation Division Missouri State Legislative Board released the results of a survey showing that 76 percent of Missouri residents support continual funding of Amtrak. The survey also shows that Missourians support two-person crews. The survey was conducted by [...]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), put train crew fatigue on its 2016 watch list. The list identifies key safety issues in Canadian transportation. TSB Chairperson Kathy Fox told Reuters that the board would push for concrete action, including the creation of pr [...]
By John Lesniewski, Vice President, SMART Transportation Division In the July/August edition of the SMART Transportation Division News, both SMART General President Joseph Sellers and SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich wrote extensively about the importanc [...]
Christopher Ross Hubbard, age 36, died on Sunday morning, October 30, during an accident that occurred as he and the engineer were performing a routine track switch near the town of Artesia, Miss. Hubbard, from Cottondale, Ala., was a conductor on the Alabama Southern trai [...]
According to an NPR.org report, a school bus – with no children on board – crashed into a Maryland Transit Association bus carrying dozens of commuters. Six people were killed and several were injured. Click here to read the complete article. Photo: Patrick Seman [...]
Net Earnings: $455 million or $0.48 per share; down from $507 million or $0.52 per share Revenue: Declined 8 percent Operating Income: Declined 10 percent to $841 million Operating Ratio: Increased 70 basis points to 69.0 percent Click here to read CSX’s full earnings r [...]
CNN reports that a tour bus operated by USA Holiday slammed into the back of a tractor trailer, killing 13 and injuring 31 more. The bus was returning to Los Angeles from a casino Sunday when the crash occurred at approximately 5:15 a.m. The bus operator was killed and the tr [...]
In light of the deadly NJT September 29th transit crash in Hoboken, NJ, that killed one person and injured more than 100, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, the top-ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate subcommittee that oversees passenger rail safety, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, the [...]
In two press releases, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced increases to benefits and retiree earnings limits for 2017. Read the press releases below. RRB 16-7: Benefits increase RRB 16-8: Retiree earnings limits increase
