May 14, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Editorial published by the Union-Bulletin, May 13, 2020) WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Over and over we hear that the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could hit us as hard, if not harder, than the Great Depression, which ravaged this nation through the...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Armed with a new study they commissioned, SEPTA officials are touting the transportation authority’s economic impact on the region as essential to its recovery from the devastating losses caused by the...
May 14, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, May 13, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. weekly rail traffic fell 22.1% for the week ending May 9, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. rail volumes totaled 412,549 carloads and intermodal units, falling 22.1% from the...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Chief Leader, May 12, 2020) NEW YORK — The unions that represent the workers who run the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) commuter railroad connecting New York and New Jersey are pressing for testing for COVID19, hazard pay and a death benefit after...
May 14, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Calgary Herald, May 13, 2020) CALGARY — CP Rail will upgrade testing of train brakes on grain cars following a derailment that killed three workers and in light of research showing defects in the process, the company said Wednesday. Full story: Calgary...
