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Montana Supreme Court: BNSF not shielded from liability in Libby asbestos cases
(Source: Flathead Beacon, March 13, 2020) KALISPELL, Mont. — In a unanimous decision, the Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday determined that BNSF Railway Company is not shielded from liability for its role in spreading asbestos-laden dust in the Northwest Montana town...
Cenovus Energy to suspend crude by rail program in 2020
(Source: Freight Waves, March 13, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Falling crude oil prices have prompted Canadian oil and natural gas producer Cenovus Energy to stop its crude-by-rail program temporarily. Cenovus is “temporarily suspending its crude-by-rail program and...
How coronavirus could hit America’s 1.8 million truckers
(Source: Business Insider, March 12, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies across the US are requiring their employees to work from home as a response to the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 123,000 people and killed more than 4,500. But one of America's...
Metra, Amtrak consider service reductions as ridership decreases
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, March 12, 2020) CHICAGO — Metra and Amtrak are reporting a decrease in passengers and they expect ridership to dip even more in coming days as coronavirus spreads. Both rail agencies are also mulling reductions in service in anticipation of...
Boston drivers, MBTA riders stay home amid coronavirus
(Source: Boston Herald, March 12, 2020) BOSTON — There’s been more room on the road and on the subway this month as coronavirus fears spread and people stay home — and advocates say there’s transportation lessons to be learned from it. Full story: Boston...
Amtrak says bookings plunge, is set to lose several hundred million dollars on coronavirus fears
(Source: Reuters, March 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday that bookings had plunged 50% since the coronavirus outbreak and that it now expected significant service reductions and losses of hundreds of millions of dollars....
AFL-CIO: The needs of working people must take center stage in COVID-19 policy debates
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, March 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement as lawmakers respond to health, safety, and economic threats posed...
Coronavirus outbreak puts pressure on North American intermodal volumes
(Source: Freight Waves, March 12, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The coronavirus outbreak could start to be affecting North American intermodal rail volumes on a weekly basis, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said. For the week ending March 7, North American...
AAR: Rail traffic down for the week ending March 7, 2020
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 7, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 462,303...
NJ Senate President questions qualifications of NJ Transit’s boss
(Source: www.nj.com, March 11, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — State Senate President Stephen Sweeney gave NJ Transit’s president a no-confidence vote Wednesday, calling for a transit expert to run the beleaguered state mass transit agency. Sweeney, D-Gloucester, stopped short...
