Significant delays for UTA transit services due to freight train derailment

Utah Transit Authority TRAX and FrontRunner lines are experiencing significant delays due to a non-UTA freight train ...
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Congress Should Empower Regulatory Agencies to Address Challenges Presented by Long Trains, Says New Report

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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TRB Releases Long-Train ‘Consensus Study’ (UPDATED)

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) ...
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Multiple Factors Impacting Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

The debut in late August 2025 of Amtrak’s long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets for the Northeast Corridor captured media and rail industry attention at a time when Amtrak’s much larger—geographically ...