CPKC says FRA is open to automated and streamlined track and train inspections

CPKC says FRA is open to automated and streamlined track and train inspections

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern locomotives lead a Canadian Pacific Kansas City grain train. CPKC CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City executives say they are encouraged by discussions with the Federal Railroad Administration about rolling out new track and train inspection technology. It’s a turnabout for the FRA, which during the Biden administration stymied Class I railroad efforts to combine automated track and equipment…

CPKC says FRA is open to automated and streamlined track and train inspections - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

(Source: Trains.com, May 1, 2025) Canadian Pacific Kansas City executives say they are encouraged by discussions with the Federal Railroad Administration about rolling out new track and train inspection technology. Railroads are permitted unlimited use of automated inspection systems that rely on lasers, machine vision, and other technology to find defects. But without a waiver from the FRA, railroads cannot simultaneously scale back the require…