January 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 9, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,253...
January 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Statement by Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn, January 14, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “There is nothing more important than the safety of our employees. Since the start of the pandemic, our dedicated frontline employees have kept our trains running, providing a vital...
January 15, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, January 14, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Two major railroad unions said Wednesday that tougher security measures are needed in light of last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol because people who took part in the insurrection and were subsequently...
January 14, 2021 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Freight Waves, January 11, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — As profiled in an earlier Flashback Friday article, the railroad was first developed in Great Britain. Although they developed later in the United States than in England, wooden railroads were also built...
January 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The New Yorker, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — The building that now bears Moynihan’s name is a reassertion of his political and cultural values. It’s not traditional or modern but both, combining early-twentieth-century grandeur with early-twenty-first-century...
