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NJ Transit stepping up cleaning efforts as ridership falls
(Source: www.tapinto.net, March 17, 2020) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — NJ Transit has enhanced its cleaning efforts to include disinfected vehicles and major stations every 24 hours in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Although the public transit agency provides...
SEPTA adjusts Regional Rail schedules amid coronavirus, offers some refunds for riders
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA is adjusting weekday Regional Rail schedules and offering refund options for some riders, the transportation authority announced Monday. Donald Hill, general chairman of the local Brotherhood of...
Draft budget would keep Amtrak Missouri River Runner round trips
(Source: News Tribune, March 16, 2020) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A budget plan advanced by a House committee would keep Amtrak's Missouri River Runner service running two round trips between St. Louis and Kansas City every day, but lawmakers still need a way to pay for...
Shippers struggle to find intermodal containers for export
(Source: Freight Waves, March 16, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The precipitous drop in port volumes at the North American coastal ports is packing a one-two punch for the North American international intermodal sector. Full story: Freight Waves
Struggling intermodal meets further headwinds with coronavirus
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal carriers have already had a tough year because low spot rates in the trucking market meant shippers were turning to the highway rather than the railway. But early signs suggest intermodal might...
Hoffa: Senate must act to protect families from expanding COVID-19 crisis
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about H.R. 6201, the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” legislation approved by the House...
Amtrak, U.S. state rail agencies need $1 billion after coronavirus outbreak
(Source: Reuters, March 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroad Amtrak said the passenger rail service and its state partners need $1 billion in government assistance after a dramatic decline in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. Full story: Reuters
FRA declares emergency in response to coronavirus outbreak
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 14, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ronald L. Batory has determined that the imminent threat...
NY-NJ Port Authority adds 120 police officers
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 13, 2020) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Police Department (PAPD) yesterday reached record staff levels following the graduation of 120 officers to the force. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Iowa jury awards more than $1 million to railroad worker injured on the job
(Source: Des Moines Register, March 13, 2020) DES MOINES, Iowa — A jury awarded a $1.29 million settlement to a Quad Cities man who was injured during a southern Iowa train derailment in June 2015. Full story: Des Moines Register
