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NS idles operations at Linwood hump yard, eliminates 85 jobs
(Source: The Dispatch, May 4, 2020) LEXINGTON, N.C. — Norfolk Southern Railroad announced it will idle its hump yard in Linwood and eliminate 85 jobs in May due to a sharp decrease in traffic related to COVID-19, according to the company. Full story:...
Departments of Transportation, Energy wary of setting new crude by rail rules
(Source: Freight Waves, May 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy have suggested in a report to Congress that regulation to define crude-by-rail movements using crude oil’s vapor pressure isn’t needed. Full story: Freight...
Union Pacific’s betrayal of small-town America
(Source: National Review, May 5, 2020) NEW YORK — At the start of the 19th century, America was a rural society that depended on boats and horses for its transportation needs. A century later, it was the greatest industrial power in the world. In the interim, the...
BNSF’s Q1 2020 net earning slip on lower revenues and carload volumes
(Source: Freight Waves, May 4, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BNSF’s first-quarter net profit fell 5% amid a 6% decline in revenue, according to Berkshire Hathaway, BNSF’s parent company. BNSF’s net earnings for the first quarter of 2020 were $1.19 billion, compared with...
Penn Station concourses to close overnight, Amtrak says
(Source: www.patch.com, May 3, 2020) MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, N.Y. — Two train concourses at Midtown Manhattan's Penn Station will close to the public overnight in an effort to better clean and disinfect trains, Amtrak officials announced this week. Full story:...
Amtrak limiting reservations to 50% of available seats to promote social distancing
(Source: Television station WJLA, May 4, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Station and Amtrak have announced several boarding changes to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Full story: www.wjla.com
Weekly U.S. coal train loadings fall to over six-year low
(Source: S&P Global Platts, May 1, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal train loadings fell for the fourth straight week to a more than six-year low in the week that ended April 24, despite loadings out of the Illinois Basin and Powder River Basin rising week on week, Surface...
CN lawsuit alleges $270 million in freight was hit by rail blockade in northern B.C.
(Source: CBC News, April 30, 2020) MONTREAL — CN Rail is suing protesters who allegedly blocked dozens of its trains in northern B.C. in February in support of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. CN filed the civil suit in February against unnamed demonstrators who blocked the...
Coronavirus could have long-term effects on MBTA, transit advocacy
(Source: Boston Herald, May 4, 2020) BOSTON — The coronavirus crisis may have long-lasting effects on the MBTA and transit advocacy, transportation advocates say, insisting that now's the time to make big changes about how to use the roads. Full story:...
SEPTA loses two more employees to COVID-19
(Source: WHYY, May 1, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has confirmed two more deaths in its workforce from the coronavirus. Full story: www.whyy.org
