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Details emerge on GM offer to UAW as strike continues
(Source: Detroit News, October 2, 2019) DETROIT — Details of General Motors Co.'s Monday night offer to the striking United Auto Workers began to emerge late Wednesday, with wage increases or lump-sum payments offered in all four years of a proposed contract, the...
Phillips 66 cuts crude-by-rail shipments to Washington due to new state law
(Source: S&P Global Platts, October 2, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new Washington state crude-by-rail law has forced Phillips 66 to significantly cut shipments of Bakken crude to its Ferndale Refinery, the refinery's manager told federal regulators. Full story: S&P...
STB issues two proposed rulemakings
(Source: Freight Waves, October 2, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been busy lately. The Board issued two proposed rulemakings on September 30, while an August decision regarding fuel surcharges has led a coalition of shippers’...
Third quarter carload declines worst yet in 2019
(Source: Freight Waves, October 2, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail volumes continued their declines in the latest week according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Week 39 of 2019 was no better than the ones that preceded it as a number of demand...
Shippers hammer railroads with lawsuits over fuel surcharges
(Source: Freight Waves, October 3, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Class I railroads BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern got slammed with lawsuits this week from shippers of various industries. The lawsuits allege that between 2003 and 2008, the railroads...
Rail cars sent rolling after trespasser’s alleged tampering at rail yard in Northampton County, Pa.
(Source: Lehigh Valley Live, October 1, 2019) EASTON, Pa. — A man drinking a beer while walking through a Northampton County rail yard couldn’t keep his hands to himself, authorities said. Full story: Lehigh Valley Live
Norfolk Southern to announce Q3 2019 earnings on October 23
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 2, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its third-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Quarterly earnings...
CN to report Q3 2019 results on October 22
(Source: CN press release, October 2, 2019) MONTREAL — CN will issue its third-quarter 2019 financial and operating results on Oct. 22, 2019, at 4.01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a...
CN unveils plan for winter operations
(Source: Freight Waves, October 1, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — While extremely cold temperatures are usually a factor that Canadian National considers when drafting its operational plan for winters, in the 2019-2020 winter season the railway also had to grapple with...
New legislative committee set to investigate ongoing problems at NJ Transit
(Source: www.nj.com, October 1, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — The NJ Transit system that Gov. Phil Murphy called a “national disgrace” and vowed to fix is now under scrutiny by other powerful Democrats who said continuing problems that frustrate commuters have spurred them to...
