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NS diverts Missouri traffic due to flooding
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 9, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway is continuing to address service interruptions due to flooding conditions in Hannibal, Missouri, the Class I announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
BNSF, UP operations mostly back to normal in Nebraska after flooding
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, April 9, 2019) LINCOLN, Neb. — Both BNSF Railway and Union Pacific have reopened all their tracks in Nebraska and the surrounding area with the exception of lines that go from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Kansas City. Full story: Lincoln...
Railroads rolling again after historic flooding
(Source: Freight Waves, April 9, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Railroad tracks are still flooded in some parts of the nation’s breadbasket – from eastern Nebraska to western Iowa, as well as in portions of Missouri – after a historic storm plowed through the region in...
Metra hopes to build flyover to speed trains through bottleneck
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2019) CHICAGO — During rush hour, trains are lined up for as far as the eye can see at the wide intersection of tracks at Chicago’s Western and Grand avenues. It’s the site of one of Metra’s biggest bottlenecks, and a major source of...
Another high-profile sporting event fiasco for NJ Transit
(Source: Politico, April 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he would have been “crazed” had he been stuck in the rain with thousands of stranded fans after Sunday night’s WrestleMania event at MetLife Stadium and sharply criticized the...
STB to review petition to amend rail performance reporting rules
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 8, 2019) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has opened a rule-making proceeding in response to a petition from the American Chemistry Council to amend the board's railroad performance data reporting rules. Full story:...
Without funding, Amtrak’s Hoosier State to end in July
(Source: Journal Review, April 8, 2019) CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The Hoosier State trains will stop running this summer until an agreement is reached to continue funding the service, Amtrak announced Monday. Full story: Journal Review
Falling U.S. thermal coal exports to put pressure on domestic utility market
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 8, 2019) HOUSTON — US thermal coal exports are expected to fall as much as 12% in 2019 and 25% in 2020 given the declining Northern European delivered price, which will put pressure on the US utility and lower-grade US metallurgical...
Norfolk Southern seeks to calm shippers’ anxiety over PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, April 8, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern’s chief marketing officer sought to assuage shippers’ concerns at a rail shippers’ conference on April 5, saying his company would engage with shippers and seek opportunities to grow capacity...
Federal government foot-dragging helps oil industry delay oil-by-rail rules
(Source: DeSmog Blog, April 5, 2019) NEW YORK — In an attempt to reduce the risk of fiery oil train accidents, the state of Washington is working to pass a bill that would limit the vapor pressure of oil on trains to below 9 pounds per square inch (psi). Vapor...
