March 23, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 5, 2020) CHICAGO — With tax time rapidly approaching, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) wants to remind its customers that the best source of information pertaining to Federal income tax and railroad...
March 23, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 20, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian crude-by-rail exports hit a record high in January but observers say they’ve likely fallen since then and stand to plummet even further as low oil prices force producers to cut growth spending and shut in...
March 23, 2020 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 20, 2020) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued an NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) for measuring the performance and service quality of Amtrak intercity passenger trains that operate on host freight railroad...
March 23, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, March 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will cancel its flagship Acela Express trains in the Northeast on Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to reduce demand for intercity travel. Full story: USA Today
March 23, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — In need of about $1 billion in supplemental funding to battle an “unprecedented” drop in ridership, Amtrak has now taken “aggressive” steps to cut the pay of top staff and other measures, the company...
