May 5, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, May 4, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific is proud to report another record-setting month in the movement of Canadian grain and grain products. In April, CP moved a best-ever monthly total of 2.8 million metric tons (MMT)...
May 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA projects at least a $300 million loss of revenue through the end of June 2021 — a conservative estimate. And as rock-bottom ridership challenges SEPTA’s future, its leaders worry, too, about another...
May 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hudson County View, May 4, 2020) HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — An NJ Transit worker, Secaucus resident, and Colombian native died from COVID-19 days after his birthday and just one year before his retirement, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced this afternoon. Full story:...
May 5, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Dispatch, May 4, 2020) LEXINGTON, N.C. — Norfolk Southern Railroad announced it will idle its hump yard in Linwood and eliminate 85 jobs in May due to a sharp decrease in traffic related to COVID-19, according to the company. Full story:...
May 5, 2020 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, May 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy have suggested in a report to Congress that regulation to define crude-by-rail movements using crude oil’s vapor pressure isn’t needed. Full story: Freight...
