January 17, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 16, 2020) LOMBARD, Ill. — Precision-scheduled railroading (PSR) is an outdated phrase, Union Pacific Railroad CEO Lance Fritz told the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers’ Winter Meeting in Lombard, Illinois, Wednesday. Full...
January 17, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 16, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail traffic continued to inch downward for the first two weeks of 2020 amid trade tailwinds. Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes for the week ending Saturday totaled 915,638 carloads and intermodal units,...
January 17, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 15, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 11, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 501,624...
January 16, 2020 | Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, January 14, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) the national, nonprofit rail safety education organization, is providing a new resource that offers effective messaging and techniques to the news media...
