March 31, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, March 30, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. Class I railroads hauled 504,817 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending March 26, 2022, falling 3.2% from the prior-year period. This is based on 233,555 carloads—up 0.5% from 2021—and 271,262 containers...
March 31, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, NTSB, Remote Control
NTSB publishes preliminary report on February fatality of BNSF worker in Denver (Source: National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, March 29, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors...
March 31, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 30, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators seem inclined to adopt some form of reciprocal switching rules, with Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman saying the proposal could be a way to address high rates and...
March 31, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 29, 2022) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would receive $142 billion under President Joe Biden’s fiscal-year 2023 budget proposal, the department announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
March 31, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 30, 2022) As part of its proposed fiscal-year 2023 budget, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is recommending $4.45 billion to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit projects for first-time funding and to...
