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AAR: Monthly rail traffic down in January 2020 but increases during week ending February 1
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 1, 2020, as well as volumes for January 2020. U.S. railroads...
Renaming of Philly’s 30th Street Station in honor of William H. Gray III to become official today
(Source: Philadelphia Tribune, February 6, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — It’s almost official. The William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation and Amtrak are expected to hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. today to announce that 30th Street Station will officially be...
State investigates blocked train crossings as BNSF describes bottleneck in Grand Island
(Source: ABC Nebraska, February 5, 2020) GRAND ISLAND, Neb — Grand Islanders hope the state will crack down on a major railroad, saying one crossing has become a train parking lot. But BNSF says locals have rejected a possible solution. Full story: ABC Nebraska
Operation Lifesaver testifies on community-based safety results before U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, February 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rachel Maleh, Executive Director of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), today testified on the organization’s role in improving safety at grade crossings and along railroad rights of way,...
FRA report identifies four states with highest fatal railroad trespasser strikes
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 5, 2020) California, New York, Florida and Texas consistently logged the highest number of fatal railroad trespasser strikes by trains over a five-year period, according to a new report by the Federal Railroad Administration...
PMA and ILWU pledge joint effort to lobby railroads to win back lost market share from East and Gulf Coast ports
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, February 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an unusual display of unity, Willie Adams, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)...
NS pulls container operations out of heart of Memphis
(Source: Daily Memphian, February 6, 2020) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern has stopped handling intermodal freight containers at Harris Yard in mid-city Memphis and moved those operations to suburban Rossville. The change means less truck traffic and storage of...
Here’s what caused commuting nightmare between NJ and NYC
(Source: www.nj.com, February 4, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — A day after social media exploded with horror stories from commuters who were delayed 90 minutes or more on their way home, we’re getting a clearer picture of exactly what went wrong -- and why it could possibly...
Houston residents sue Union Pacific for $100 million over hazardous substance
(Source: Reuters, February 5, 2020) HOUSTON — More than 80 Houston residents have sued Union Pacific Railroad Company in Texas county court, accusing it of having knowingly contaminated their Houston neighborhoods with a wood preservative known as creosote they say is...
Nostalgia not in Amtrak’s future
(Source: Railway Age, February 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spending others’ money as if it were one’s own isn’t successful politics. Yet notwithstanding Congress’ current appetite for trillion-dollar annual deficits, there are limits to federal spending — especially...
