MARTA Rail Service Resumes At Indian Creek Station After Successful Bridge Installation http://dlvr.it/TGl2RS #BreakingNews #MARTA #passengerrail #trackstructure
Bridge Issue on Norfolk Southern Mainline Suspends Amtrak Crescent Service South of Atlanta http://dlvr.it/TDznVz #AmtrakCrescent #passengerrail #trackstructure
Railroads Preparing for and Dealing With Tropical Storm Francine http://dlvr.it/TD9xtm #BreakingNews #Class1railroad #freightrailroad #trackstructure
Railroads Preparing for and Dealing With Tropical Storm Francine - Railway Track and Structures

ATLANTA –– Three Class I railroads have issued sevice alerts in association with the landfall of Tropical Storm Francine.

Railway Track and Structures
Canadian National Bridge Collapses - Railway Track and Structures

FORT FRANCES, Ontario –– A Canadian National bridge that provides a connection to Thunder Bay, Ont. collapsed this week.

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Assessment of Fine Migration in Shoulder Cleaned Ballast  http://dlvr.it/TBty7H #technology #trackstructure
Assessment of Fine Migration in Shoulder Cleaned Ballast  - Railway Track and Structures

PUEBLO, Colo. –– (FROM THE AUGUST 2024 ISSUE OF RT&S) MxV Rail partnered with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) to investigate fine migration in shoulder ballast cleaned (SBC) track. In 2021 and 2022, UofSC conducted laboratory “flume tests” that allowed UofSC to quantify fine migration in a variety of maintenance and fine-filled ballast conditions.

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U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of Railroad Bridge Safety http://dlvr.it/TBbBBc #BreakingNews #RailSafetyandTransparencyAct #trackstructure
U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of Railroad Bridge Safety - Railway Track and Structures

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Last week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation called the Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act to strengthen oversight of railroad bridge safety.

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Preparing for a Hurricane: What Rail Shippers Need to Know http://dlvr.it/TB4lD8 #Class1railroad #freightrailroad #trackstructure #UnionPacific
Preparing for a Hurricane: What Rail Shippers Need to Know - Railway Track and Structures

OMAHA ––In the first half of 2024, several states experienced record rainfall and dangerous flooding. With hurricane season underway, it is important for rail shippers to take steps to be prepared when extreme weather hits.

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UP Employee Repurposes Downed Trees After Tornados in Missouri http://dlvr.it/TB272x #BreakingNews #Class1railroad #railties #trackstructure
UP Employee Repurposes Downed Trees After Tornados in Missouri - Railway Track and Structures

After tornados in Missouri, a Union Pacific employee processed downed trees to turn into rail tie-ready logs for local mills.

Railway Track and Structures