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Union Pacific reports PTC progress
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 31, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,113 route miles in the third quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 15,791 or 93 percent, including all required...
Dow transports suffer unanimous decline; biggest drags are Union Pacific and FedEx stocks
(Source: MarketWatch, October 31, 2019) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average 159 points, or 1.5%, to underperform the broader stock market by a wide margin for a second-straight day. All 20 components of the transportation sector tracker lost ground. On...
AAR: Rail traffic down 8.8% from 2018 for week ending October 26, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 26, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,147...
CN sponsoring transportation of a historic piece of Canadian military history
(Source: CN press release, October 31, 2019) DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia — CN is proud to announce today that it is sponsoring the transportation by rail of the last known Centurion tank in Canada to be on the front lines during the Korean War. The Centurion was loaded...
Judge blocks Oklahoma’s attempt to enforce its blocked crossing law
(Source: Television station KOCO, October 30, 2019) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Two cities and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission are temporarily banned from enforcing the state's new blocked railroad crossing law after a federal judge issued an injunction on it. The...
Report: Alberta will let producers hike oil output if companies add rail shipments
(Source: Calgary Herald, October 31, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — Following months of discussions, the Alberta government will allow petroleum producers to increase their oil output levels above current provincial quotas, under certain conditions. Full story: Calgary...
FRA publishes $24 million notice of grant funding for Maglev
(Source: Railway Age, October 30, 2019) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently published a Notice of Grant Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a shade over $24 million for the Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program (Maglev Grants Program)....
BNSF asks Montana Supreme Court to shield it from liability in Libby asbestos case
(Source: Television station KRTV, October 30, 2019) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad, facing hundreds of asbestos-related damage claims related to the defunct Libby vermiculite mine, told the Montana Supreme Court Wednesday that its liability...
J.B. Hunt to pay $44 million in arbitration case with BNSF
(Source: Talk Business & Politics, October 30, 2019) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to pay $44.2 million as a result of an arbitration case between the carrier and Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co.,...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic not improving
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2019) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Oct. 26, 2019, and for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,147 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.8%...
