September 15, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern Service Alert, September 14, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Tropical Storm Sally is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall Tuesday, Sept. 15, as a Category 1 hurricane over the southeastern coast of Louisiana. The Flood...
September 15, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, September 14, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Several U.S. Class I railroad operations are preparing to safeguard their networks ahead of Hurricane Sally’s anticipated landfall on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center on Monday morning issued a...
September 15, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, September 14, 2020) NEW YORK — BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Monday named Kathryn Farmer as its new chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. railroad. Full story:...
September 14, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Virginia Mercury, September 14, 2020) RICHMOND, Va. — With the state budget in tatters and commuter levels at record lows, now might hardly seem the right moment for Virginia to embark upon a $1.9 billion rail project. However, the recent conclusion of the...
September 14, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, September 10, 2020) NEW YORK — For almost half a century, passenger rail service in the United States has resided in the public sector. Despite its unusual statutory charter, Amtrak’s voting shares belong to the U.S. Department of Transportation....
