May 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, April 30, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit employees will tested for the coronavirus at the American Dream retail complex in East Rutherford and later at sites elsewhere in Central and South Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday. Full story:...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) press release, April 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based system designed to automatically slow or stop a train that isn’t being operated safely. 42 railroads—including...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, April 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The second quarter of 2020 will be the toughest yet for Norfolk Southern, executives said on a Wednesday earnings call. “We project year-over-year volume declines across all business groups with...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 1, 2020) NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Most of the employees at a Union Pacific facility in North Little Rock that maintains and refurbishes the railroad’s locomotives are being furloughed as a result of what a...
May 1, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 29, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 25, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 414,123...
