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FRA, railroad agreement aids bridge safety

Enhanced bridge safety will be the result of the first standard railroad bridge inspection and maintenance agreement between railroads and the Federal...

PHMSA wants comments on railcar standards

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting comments on the merits of petitions filed with the agency on an interim standard for railroad tank cars used to transport toxic by inhalation hazard (TIH) materials...

NACD voices concern
about railcar proposal

Although it is expressing support for a federal proposal to improve rail tank car safety, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)...

NACD wants railroad
obligations maintained

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) has filed written testimony with the Surface Transportation Board...

New hazmat routing
required for railroads

Railroads will be required to route every train carrying the most toxic and dangerous hazardous materials on the safest and most secure route...

PHMSA proposes public meetings on rail hazmat

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is holding four public meetings...

Hoyer's Kombiverkehr KG sets record for number of intermodal consignments

Kombiverkehr KG is the first European intermodal transport operator to move more than one million truck consignments from road to rail in one year...

Intermodal downturn occurs in December

The Intermodal Monthly Update published by FTR Associates and Gross Transportation Consulting (GTC) reports a continued weak performance for the intermodal segment...