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Great Plains flooding sends intermodal loads off-track
(Source: Freight Waves, May 28, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Flooding has become an unfortunate fact of life for many people in the Great Plains recently. Periods of severe thunderstorms and torrential rain for the past few weeks have finally taken their toll on...
Railroads risk market share by charging shippers excessive fees
(Source: Freight Waves, May 28, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) held two days of hearings on accessorial and demurrage charges last week. What’s the strategic game theory play here? The railroads that are utilizing precision scheduled...
Transport Canada unveils proposed regulation for recording devices on trains
(Source: Freight Waves, May 28, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The proposed regulation requires certain passenger and freight railways to install voice and video recording equipment in the cab of the locomotive for the purpose of collecting data on in-cab operating...
Wabtec, UE Union make progress as deadline nears
(Source: GoErie.com, May 28, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — There are important signs of progress as talks continue between Wabtec, which purchased the former GE Transportation on Feb. 25, and the 1,700-member unionized workforce. Full story: www.goerie.com
UE, allies take message to Wabtec shareholders: “One union, one tier”
(Source: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) press release, May 20, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Chanting “One Union, One Tier” and carrying a banner reading “Don't Derail Our Future,” over 50 UE members and allies picketed Wabtec's shareholder...
Report: DOT Secretary Elaine Chao still owns stock she vowed to divest
(Source: New York Magazine, May 28, 2019) NEW YORK — Prior administrations might argue that the Transportation Secretary owning shares in the largest supplier of gravel mix used in road construction is an explicit conflict of interest. But according to a report from...
CSX increasing train speeds on Alabama route
(Source: www.al.com, May 28, 2019) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — CSX Transportation is increasing the traveling speed of its trains through parts of Alabama and Georgia. Effective June 1, CSX will increase its maximum speeds from 25 mph to 40 mph on tracks between Waycross,...
Washington State Senator proposes new transportation panel in wake of NTSB’s DuPont derailment report
(Source: www.mynorthwest.com, May 24, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — Washington State Senator Steve O’Ban is proposing a new transportation panel in response to the fatal train derailment near DuPont in 2017. Standing at the site of incident, he pointed to some of the...
Relentless severe storm onslaught disrupting freight movement
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are simply a part of life in the Great Plains, especially in the springtime. But when they come day after day for almost a week, life can go from bad to worse, including in...
Why a rail tunnel under the Hudson River is stuck in Washington, D.C.
(Source: Bloomberg, May 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s widely regarded as among the most vital infrastructure projects in the U.S., but it’s been canceled once and now is stuck in limbo. President Donald Trump’s administration ranks the tunnel near the bottom of 37...
