Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2024 Unlocking Rail Safety: Aii Policy Brief Highlights Technology-Driven Solutions The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) […]
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Y’all Aboard – High-Speed Rail in the Fossil Fuel Heartland
There is a common phrase in the United States: Everything is bigger in Texas. While it generally references its massive trucks, houses, and high school […]
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FRA Misunderstands Aii Analysis
This month, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a long-awaited final rule on crew sizes. A similar rule had been proposed a decade before, withdrawn by […]
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A Longer View on Longer Trains: Part 3 Climate Impact
This is the third and final policy blog in the series investigating train length. The purpose is to survey the impacts and implications of longer [...]
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What is Causing 1,000 Derailments Each Year?
In one of his early responses to the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg referenced the apparent common phenomenon of derailments in […]
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A Longer View on Longer Trains: Part 1 Safety
Longer trains can be a blessing or a curse, depending on where you sit. Certainly when stuck at a blocked crossing, one can only see […]
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Uncoupling Derailment from Disaster in East Palestine
On Friday, February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train moving through Ohio derailed in the city of East Palestine. While the definitive cause is […]
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High-Speed Rail Receiving Revived Attention
Imagine the U.S. crisscrossed with rapid, efficient, and accessible high-speed passenger trains. That is the ambition of the nation’s youngest Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. […]
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Preventing Train Accidents in the 21st Century
Train accidents happen. It’s why so many independent bodies exist to drive the rail industry towards constant improvement. But even with the less than 16 […]
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