Railroad Retirement
Every railroader has heard the pitch. Usually on the first day, sometimes before the drug test. Stay thirty years, make it to sixty, and you and your spouse walk away with a pension the rest Read more
Federal court upholds FRA’s two-person crew rule, rejecting industry challenge
A federal appeals court on Tuesday (Aug. 11, 2026) upheld the two-person crew requirement established by the Federal Railroad Administration, turning down industry arguments that the rule adopted in 2024 was arbitrary and capricious and Read more
Freight Rail in 2025 – Record Breaking Year for Safety
Last year was a record breaking year for safety in the rail industry. FRA data for 2025 shows that freight rail safety continued to improve. Overall train accidents are down 14% year-over-year. Derailments, equipment caused Read more
CSLRA 2026 Membership Dues Now Payable
Returning members and prospective new members: CSLRA membership dues for 2026 are now due and payable. Memberships are by company rather than individual. Here is the Membership Payment Link .
Court Reverses Course – Finds Public Use for Skunk Train Expansion
Below is an excerpt of a story in the “Eminent Domain Report” – click here to read the full story. An eminent domain case has been playing out over the past several years in Mendocino Read more
A Stand Against Coal Could Push Oakland Toward Bankruptcy – New York Times
After Oakland, Calif., reneged on a contract allowing coal shipments, a Kentucky company went under. Courts say the city may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars. Read the full story in the New Read more
RailTrends opens with sharp debate over UP-NS merger — Trains
Link to the full story by Bill Stephens NEW YORK — Rail industry officials focused on only three topics during the opening day of the RailTrends conference: Merger, merger, and merger. Union Pacific’s proposed $85 Read more
FRA Rail Partnership Webinar (recording)
If you are trying to fund a rail infrastructure project that has a passenger element (such as reducing freight/passenger conflicts), this webinar, held November 19, 2025, may be useful. Watch the recording by clicking here. Read more
Sierra Northern Railway Hydrogen Fuel Cell Locomotive
On September 4, CSLRA member Sierra Northern Railway unveiled their hydrogen fuel cell powered locomotive, first in the nation and first of 4 units being converted from old Tier 3 genset locomotives. To view all Read more