May 2, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, May 1, 2023) The head of the newly-formed Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad isn’t concerned about rivals’ plans to start a competing intermodal service connecting the U.S. and Mexico, asserting CPKC will offer “a much superior service.”...
May 2, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: KDKA, May 1, 2023) People living on a property in Beaver County are finding themselves stranded multiple times a week. The reason is Norfolk Southern trains stop for hours. The issue is only increasing, and they fear the worst is yet to come. Full story: CBS...
May 2, 2023 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes, April 25, 2023) Billionaire investor and sports team owner Wes Edens wants to get you from Los Angeles to Vegas in about two hours. And he’s building a $12 billion, 186 MPH train line powered by renewable energy to do it. Full story:...
May 2, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, May 2, 2023) A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Safety Advisory, issued on April 27, stated that there had been at least three derailments on Class I railroads in recent months that were caused by long and heavy freight...
May 1, 2023 | CN, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: CTV News, April 28, 2023) Authorities are investigating after a “fatal incident” occurred on Canadian National Railway (CN) property in Montreal’s east end. An employee is said to have died during the incident, which took place in...