May 31, 2019 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, May 30, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Railroad repairs of flood-damaged bridges over the Platte River are being blamed by some residents of a nearby private development for causing new flooding in their Hanson’s Lakes neighborhood. Full story: Omaha...
May 31, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers at a XPO Logistics warehouse in North Haven, Connecticut, walked off the job early Thursday over the logistics giant’s unfair labor practices. The workers are...
May 31, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station WTNH, May 31, 2019) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — U.S. Senator Blumenthal is calling for Amtrak to reinstate its veteran discount program on Friday. The company used to give a 15 percent discount on tickets to veterans and their families for more than...
May 31, 2019 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Age, May 30, 2019) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway and the Chicago CREATE partners have completed BNSF Connection project (WA4), which established a new direct connection between BNSF’s Corwith and Cicero Yards, as well as between the CN Freeport Subdivision...
May 31, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: World-Grain.com, May 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), on behalf of the North American Millers’ Association and others, urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to develop policy principals or guidance to...
May 31, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Freight Waves, May 30, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Only 17 percent of the relationships between the U.S. passenger and freight railroads required to utilize positive train control (PTC) technology have interoperability, meaning that the host railroad can...
May 31, 2019 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: DeSmog Blog, May 30, 2019) NEW YORK — This week, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) withdrew another rail safety recommendation originally proposed during the Obama administration. In the process, the agency made quite clear that it...
May 31, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 25, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,966 carloads and...
May 30, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Robb Report, May 28, 2019) Taking the train through China is about to get a lot more interesting—and about 100 mph faster. Late last week in Shandong province, state-owned rail company China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) unveiled the body prototype...
May 30, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, May 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis, Mo., region and what aims to be “the largest single-terminal container facility in the...
