September 14, 2020 | Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: www.azfamily.com, September 10, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released its preliminary report on the train derailment that took out a portion of the Salt River Bridge in Tempe on July 29. According to the report,...
September 14, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Northern California logistics consultant was unable to book containers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) railroads for the first week of September...
September 10, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 9, 2020) NEW YORK — The western wildfires are wreaking havoc on the West Coast and several inland locations. Western railroads throughout history have built “water trains” to be on standby in this region in case a...
September 10, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, September 9, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For nearly 50 years, most of Amtrak’s long-distance trains have operated daily. But the coronavirus pandemic is about to change that: Starting on Oct. 1, almost all of Amtrak’s long-distance trains...
September 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, September 9, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Weekly U.S. intermodal volumes were up by nearly a quarter last week amid increased activity for domestic and international containers and trailers. U.S. freight railroads moved 287,339 intermodal...
