April 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 21, 2020) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) yesterday announced that 5,033 employees systemwide have returned to work following mandatory quarantines, and 4,112 employees remain in quarantine. Full story:...
April 22, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WDBJ, April 21, 2020) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. — A conductor is being treated at a hospital after a train was hit by a tanker truck Monday afternoon. Full story: www.wdbj7.com
April 22, 2020 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, April 21, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight volume was up 4% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter for Kansas City Southern (KCS), but a 26% month-over-month drop in train starts as of April 15 — exacerbated by the timing of the Easter...
April 22, 2020 | CP, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Reuters, April 21, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, the country’s second largest railroad operator, posted a 5.7% fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday, and warned it expects full-year adjusted earnings to be flat compared to last year due to...
April 22, 2020 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 21, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The number of employees working for the U.S. operations of the Class I railroads dropped 11.9% in March to 127,867 employees, according to data from the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The percentage...
