September 3, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 2, 2020) Five Class I railroads have now responded to last month’s joint letter from the Surface Transportation Board and Federal Railroad Administration, mostly in general terms assuring the two agencies that they are prepared for...
September 3, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, September 2, 2020) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Railroad buffs have about 2½ weeks left to see both “hump yards” in operation at North Platte’s Bailey Yard, at least for a while. Full story: North Platte Telegraph
September 3, 2020 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Bloomberg, September 2, 2020) NEW YORK — Blackstone Group Inc. and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have made an offer to buy North American railroad operator Kansas City Southern, according to a person familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether...
September 3, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, September 2, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is set to cut just over 2,000 employees amid the decline in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. Amtrak received more than $1 billion in aid from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
September 3, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee press release, September 2, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on...
