January 15, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, January 14, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Two major railroad unions said Wednesday that tougher security measures are needed in light of last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol because people who took part in the insurrection and were subsequently...
January 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, January 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday....
January 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 13, 2021) In the wake of last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, the leaders of two major unions representing railroad workers have asked the Federal Railroad Administration(FRA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
January 13, 2021 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railway Age, January 12, 2021) NEW YORK — Leadership at the industry’s two largest operating-craft unions, the SMART-Transportation Division and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, have petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration to issue...
January 12, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, January 9, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Colorado-based short line rail operator and logistics provider OmniTRAX was hit by a recent ransomware attack and data theft that targeted its corporate parent, Broe Group. Full story: Freight...
December 1, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Bellingham Herald, November 30, 2020) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Two Bellingham women were charged with a terrorist attack and violence against the BNSF Railway Company after they allegedly interfered with the railroad’s safety features last weekend by placing a...
October 12, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: KTAR News, October 11, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — In October 1995, an Amtrak passenger train derailed around 1:30 a.m. in a remote desert area 70 miles outside of Phoenix. Full story: www.ktar.com
September 17, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Inforum, September 17, 2020) FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man could face life in prison if convicted of trying to derail a train near Casselton, N.D., in May, a federal prosecutor said. Full story: www.inforum.com
September 15, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: The Intercept, September 13, 2020) Environmental reporter Justin Mikulka was unnerved as he scanned through the pages. “A friend had contacted me and said that he had found some documents with my name in them,” Mikulka recalled to The Intercept. “He told me I...
May 11, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, May 11, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Technology has led to the advent of connected vehicles intelligent enough to interact with the driver and link to the cloud. But this has opened up a new avenue of cyberattacks in which bad actors could...
