May 3, 2023 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday said it was ramping up a program to address supply chain issues by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share information. Full story:...
May 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Tara D. Sonenshine, May 2, 2023) For the sake of commerce, tourism and safe travel, America must get its railroads performing at a high level of quality and safety. We made a huge investment in this industry long ago. Let’s protect...
May 2, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 1, 2023) Imagine going back 40 years to early 1983. The only passenger trains running along much of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) were operated by Amtrak itself. Otherwise, what was (and still is) the nation’s busiest passenger railroad...
May 2, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 1, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $5 million to fund a rail research and development...
May 2, 2023 | Canada, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: West Central Online, May 1, 2023) CPKC’s assistant vice president of sales and marketing – bulk Elizabeth Hucker says for the last three weeks they’ve moved an average of 539,000 metric tons of grain per week. She notes that’s well...
