June 19, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Bloomberg Law, June 18, 2020) CHICAGO — A Union Pacific conductor who slipped on a small, unexplained oil spot and fell while assembling a train for departure at an Illinois rail yard can’t revive federal negligence claims against the railroad, the Seventh...
June 19, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2020) NEW YORK — Citing a “need to be smart about how we deliver our service in this market environment” as well as “to demonstrate that we are using our resources efficiently and responsibly” because “Congress is not going to support us...
June 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, June 19, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — As NJ Transit’s Board of Directors added another $37 million to the $300 million plus contact with Parsons Inc. to deliver the troubled Positive Train Control program, officials said they were confident the agency...
June 19, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CTV News, June 18, 2020) VANCOUVER, B.C. — In the wake of another workplace fatality at a Canadian National Railway site in B.C., friends of the victim have launched an online fundraising campaign to raise money for his daughter. On Monday, 37-year-old CN...
June 19, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 13, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 13, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 449,291...
