by SRTC Staff | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized |
With the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia this morning, there’s been a lot of talk about what went wrong. What most people don’t know is that train travel is generally much safer than other forms of travel. In a comparison study conducted in...
by SRTC Staff | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. has a new tool for inspecting railroad infrastructure and operations- drones. BNSF recently received approval to use the remotely controlled flying drones to maximize safety in railroad operations, but hasn’t...
by SRTC Staff | Mar 3, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is planning some improvements to the Palouse and Coulee City (PCC) Rail system, as part of an effort to support area farmers, and is looking for input on them. The draft PCC Rail System Strategic...
by SRTC Staff | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The number of fatalities at railroad crossings are starting to creep up after years of decline, and officials say it may be due to the improving economy. Over the past decade, collisions involving vehicles and trains dropped by more than one-third. In 2014, the...
by SRTC Staff | Jan 16, 2015 | Uncategorized |
A train derailment yesterday is still blocking traffic today, and could be until tomorrow. the grain train jumped the tracks yesterday at Cheney-Spokane Road on the northeast side of Cheney. Meanwhile, the incident is drawing attention to another risk involving...