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Attention Senior Rail Project Professionals!

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) in Richmond, Virginia is recruiting for a Director of Northern Virginia Rail Projects. To apply, please visit http://jobs.virginia.gov. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment Contact: jobs.virginia.gov/

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Drone Inspection Service Helps Extend Life of a Short-line Railroad Bridge

Perspective: Drone Inspection Service Helps Extend Life of a Short-line Railroad Bridge

The sounds one hears any day around the Ottawa Lift Bridge in Illinois have not changed for more than a century: the Illinois River rushing underneath, passing barges blaring their horns, the rhythmic "clunk clunk" of freight trains slowly crossing the iron railroad bridge. But recently that timeless medley was interrupted by a new sound: the methodical hum of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, flying in precise...

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NTSB opens investigation docket for fatal Amtrak crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened the docket for its investigation into the April 2016 Amtrak accident that killed two maintenance workers repairing track near Chester, Penn.

The incident occurred April 3, 2016, when an Amtrak train struck a roadway maintenance backhoe, and the debris struck and damaged the passenger cars. The backhoe operator and supervisor died, and 41 people were transported to local hospitals. 

Although the NTSB has not yet...

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MOW Workers Heating Rail in Chicago

WINTER IN CHICAGO! Setting the tracks on fire to combat the extreme cold - so trains can keep moving!

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Galicia, Spain High-Speed Derail & Crash

July 24, 2013. High Speed RENFE train derails in Galicia, Spain due to over-speed condition resulting in the deaths of 78 people.