July 9, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, July 8, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carload originations fell to 48,930 in the week that ended July 4, down 4% from 50,961 a week earlier and also 18.3% lower than a year ago, according to a July 8 report from the Association of American...
July 9, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 8, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended July 4, 2020, and, although traffic declines were still evident, things appear to be getting better. Full story: Railway...
July 9, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Axios, July 8, 2020) NEW YORK — Top White House officials have bluntly warned the head of a board that administers railroad workers’ retirement benefits that the investment trust he oversees is exposing investors to undue economic risk and endangering...
July 9, 2020 | Headlines, NS, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, June 12, 2020) ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to...
July 8, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded more than half a million dollars in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants to law...
