December 11, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, December 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued Rail Accident Report 20/04 Thursday for its investigation of the Aug. 2, 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. freight train...
December 11, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, December 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. carload volume on a weekly basis is almost at the same level as a year ago, with last week’s volumes down by only 1.4%, according to data from the Association of American Railroads. Full story:...
December 11, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 9, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 5, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 542,203...
December 10, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: S&P Global Platts, December 9, 2020) HOUSTON — Many of the largest oil and natural gas companies in the U.S. and Canada jumped on the train to combat climate change in the second half of 2020 as they began to more fully embrace the energy transition and...
December 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NBC Philadelphia, December 10, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The head of New Jersey Transit said Wednesday the state-run transportation operator will meet a Dec. 31 deadline for installing a required emergency braking system, despite federal regulators’ singling...
