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Canada set new crude by rail shipment record in October
(Set: Kallanish Energy, December 28, 2018) NEW YORK — Canada set another record in October for rail shipments of crude oil for export, Kallanish Energy reports. The volume transported by rail for export reached more than 10.14 million barrels (Mmbbl), according to...
STB takes aim at railroads for charging late fees
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 3, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is looking into fees that Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have begun charging shippers relating to the railroads' transitions to precision scheduled railroading...
AAR reports rail traffic for week ending December 29, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 29, 2018, as well as volumes for December 2018. U.S. railroads...
Amtrak cites safety in dispute with Connecticut over passenger tickets refused on Hartford Line
(Source: Hartford Courant, December 28, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak on Friday cited safety as the reason it refuses to occasionally honor CTrail tickets on crowded trains on the Hartford Line. Full story: Hartford Courant
NS to announce Q4 2018 financial results on January 24
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 3, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its fourth-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 4:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Quarterly earnings...
CN, CP exceed grain revenue limits for 2017-18 crop year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 2, 2019) CN and Canadian Pacific exceeded their maximum grain revenue entitlements for crop-year 2017-18, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled on Monday. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Nebraska Central Railroad to use PTC on UP tracks
(Source: Grand Island Independence, December 29, 2018) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The main line of Union Pacific through Grand Island will use the new PTC equipment, as will part of the much smaller Nebraska Central Railroad network that includes the branch line from Grand...
Man sues Norfolk Southern, says his weight scuttled job offer
(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia man is suing a railroad company after he says it rescinded a job offer because he's overweight. Matthew Sturgill is suing Norfolk Southern, saying the company offered him a conductor job that paid...
BNSF asks 7th Circuit to reject claim that obesity is a disability
(Source: Reuters, January 2, 2019) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co, which has been sued several times for allegedly discriminating against obese workers and job applicants, is backing a Chicago agency that has asked a U.S. appeals court to toss disability bias claims by a...
Amtrak riders between St. Louis and Chicago are still waiting for 90 and 110 mph speeds
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 31, 2018) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — While most of a $1.95-billion upgrade of the St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak corridor was finished a year ago, long-promised faster rail journeys on the route have yet to happen. Delays in installing...
