July 9, 2020 | Headlines, NS, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, June 12, 2020) ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to...
July 8, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded more than half a million dollars in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants to law...
July 8, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The West Virginia Record, July 7, 2020) WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Kentucky man is seeking damages after allegedly sustaining an injury while working for Norfolk Southern in Mingo County. Full story: www.herald-dispatch.com
July 8, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, July 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The rail service is offering a buy-one-get-one-free discount this summer for its roomette accommodation, meaning when one person books a roomette they can have their second ticket free. As always, though, study the...
July 8, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, July 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a call with Cowen Analysts last month, Kansas City Southern (KCS) CEO Pat Ottensmeyer said the second quarter had been challenging. “But we do see signs of life in a number of key areas in our...
July 8, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, July 7, 2020) MONTREAL — Canada’s two largest railways moved record quantities of grain in the second quarter after benefiting from another strong month in June. Full story: Times Colonist
July 8, 2020 | CEO Pay, Headlines, UP
(Source: Market Beat, July 7, 2020) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. EVP Elizabeth F. Whited sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.08, for a total value of $855,400.00. Full...
July 8, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, July 7, 2020) NEW YORK — Amtrak is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021. The celebration may be muted, however, due to the animosity Amtrak faces and, indeed, has faced throughout the 49 years since the agency took...
July 8, 2020 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Freight Waves, July 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The multibillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week, but whether it can make it through the Republican-controlled Senate to President Donald Trump’s desk is less...
July 8, 2020 | Canada, Headlines
(Source: Calgary Herald, July 8, 2020) CALGARY — The accident rate on Canada’s main rail arteries surged last year, by 42 per cent over the previous decade’s average, says the country’s transportation investigator. Full story: Calgary...
