March 17, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 15, 2023) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 458,629 carloads and intermodal...
March 17, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Salem News, March 16, 2023) One week after testifying in front of the United States Senate committee on environment and public works, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sat down with local media during a roundtable held at East Palestine’s Centenary United...
March 17, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 16, 2023) WATSONVILLE, Calif. — For the second time this winter, Amtrak has been forced to halt Coast Starlight service for an extended period in the wake of weather-related damages to Union Pacific’s Coast Line. Full story: Trains...
March 16, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: CNBC, March 15, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board of the United States said on Wednesday it had approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of railroad company Kansas City Southern with a series of environmental and competition conditions. The...
March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 15, 2023) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to expand its investigation into Norfolk Southern to include other major railroads to determine ways to improve rail safety in...
