February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 15, 2023) Locomotive engineers are upset with a salary offer from NJ Transit and may start voting with their feet, either by taking jobs with other commuter railroads that pay more, or going on strike, union leaders said. Brotherhood of...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced an additional $2.2 billion in funding is being made available for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. Full story:...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					February 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Feb. 14 denied “as moot” the petition for an emergency service order by Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms), which in late 2022 said there had been a “substantial, measurable...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Fox Business, February 15, 2023) Despite a roughly 6% drop in share price since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in a plume of smoke near the Ohio and Pennsylvania border on Feb. 3, the company’s value is predicted to quickly rebound for investors. Full...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, February 15, 2023) A notice of intent from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost claims the state may be taking legal actions against Norfolk Southern in connection to the train derailment that took place earlier this month. Full story:...