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Amtrak service in Missouri could be derailed under latest budget proposal
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 11, 2020) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amtrak service between St. Louis and Kansas City could be cut to one round-trip train ride per day under a budget plan outlined in the Missouri House Wednesday. Full story: St. Louis...
Union Pacific to tackle emissions reduction with science-based targets
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific Railroad will set science-based targets for reducing its carbon emissions, the railroad announced in a press release Tuesday. Science-based targets are emissions reduction goals set in line...
Does Via Rail’s survival depend on a new route through Ontario and Quebec?
(Source: Global News, March 11, 2020) MONTREAL — Less than 20 years ago, intercity commuters leaving Toronto at 5 p.m. could take an express Via Rail train from Union Station in downtown Toronto and arrive at Central Station in downtown Montreal in three hours and 59...
For the first time in 15 years, grade crossing safety gains a hearing
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 12, 2020) For the first time in 15 years, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a hearing to address grade crossing safety. Subcommittee Chairman Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) called the Feb. 5...
U.S. weekly coal carloads fall to nearly four-year low
(Source: S&P Global Platts, March 11, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carloads were at a near four-year low 58,659 in the week ended March 7, the lowest total since 58,166 in the week ended April 9, 2016, the Association of American Railroads said Wednesday. Full story: S&P...
Amtrak to reduce routes, roll out voluntary leave program as coronavirus cuts train travel in half
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 11, 2020) CHICAGO — Amtrak told employees Wednesday it will “significantly” reduce service and offer an unpaid voluntary leave program as bookings on the national railroad drop 50% in the wake of the growing coronavirus outbreak. Full...
Amtrak bookings plunge 50%, cancellations soar amid coronavirus concerns
(Source: USA Today, March 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak's bookings have plunged and cancellations have soared amid concerns about the coronavirus, and the company told its employees Wednesday to expect "significant reductions" in train service and voluntary,...
Bidding opens for W.Va.’s Heartland Intermodal Gateway
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, March 10, 2020) PRICHARD, W.Va. — The Heartland Intermodal Gateway facility, once touted as an economic game-changer for Wayne County, is now officially on the auction block. Full story: Herald-Dispatch
Security logs show rise in anger and violence on Via Rail’s Western Canadian trains
(Source: Global News, March 9, 2020) OTTAWA — Current and former Via employees say that violent incidents used to be rare on board the Canadian. But they say this changed after October 2018, when Greyhound cancelled most of its bus routes in Western Canada, leaving...
CSX says deployment of train inspection technology going smoothly
(Source: Freight Waves, March 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Eastern U.S. railroad CSX’s use of a train inspection portal (TIP) to look for defects as a train is going full speed has been a success so far, company representatives said, with the technology developing...
