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Defects on East Coast Tracks
As a follow up on last month’s article about railroad safety, we thought we’d let you know about what one of the major railroads in the United States is doing about the frequent derailments on the East Coast and what they are doing to fix the problems.
CSX Transportation announced internal review of its track maintenance on March 31 after federal RR inspectors found deteriorating conditions in its system, which is used be passenger, freight, and commuter trains up and down the East Coast. The Federal Railroad Administration had begun a special safely audit of the railroad in February after a series of derailments. Problems were found in track conditions used by Amtrak and rail commuter lines and in one case, insufficient repairs were made after a derailment. The audit found a 60 percent increase in track-caused accidents over five years on the 22,700 mile system, according to a report in the Washington Post. We must remember that even though, the major railroads are fixing problems that cause injury, we must still react safely when driving or playing near train tracks.
