January 14, 2021 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Coast Guard press release, January 13, 2021) NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Coast Guard is responding following a maritime accident involving a railroad bridge near Slidell Wednesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification around...
January 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, January 13, 2021) CHICAGO — After years of promising a multibillion-dollar overhaul, Metra will finally give its passengers some nicer coaches to ride in. The commuter rail system’s board of directors on Wednesday unanimously approved...
January 14, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — Following Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s resignation, effective Jan. 11, Steven G. Bradbury is Acting Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Department’s established order of succession. Full...
January 14, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Jan. 9, 2021, total U.S. rail traffic was 525,253 carloads and intermodal units — up 4.7% from the comparable week of 2020, ending Jan. 11 — based on a double-digit intermodal gain, according to an...
January 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, January 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday....
