March 27, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Chemical Engineer, March 26, 2020) LONDON — In 2008, a sharp increase in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) sent crude oil production in North America soaring. Production quickly outgrew existing pipeline capacity and saw record volumes of crude oil being...
March 27, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, March 26, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With the coronavirus pandemic as background, let’s briefly examine what the role of the rail freight sector is. How relevant is rail freight’s services during a stay-in place...
March 27, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 26, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about the Senate’s passage of a coronavirus-related stimulus bill last night that expands...
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 26, 2020) NEW YORK — By a unanimous 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate on March 26 passed H.R. 748, its version of a $2 trillion stimulus package for address the devastating economic and societal impacts of the COVID-19...
March 27, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 21, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 459,966...
