February 25, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, February 23, 2022) NEW YORK — CSX Transportation, with Amtrak concurring, has asked the Surface Transportation Board for a continuance (postponement) of the evidentiary hearing on Gulf Coast service originally scheduled to begin March 9, 2022, to...
February 25, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 19, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 25, 2022 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 24, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 24, 2022, on the one-year anniversary of President’s Executive Order on Supply Chains, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is publishing a report that...
February 25, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, February 24, 2022) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Economics (OE) has published the Annual Rail Rate Index Study: 1985-2020, summarizing trends in freight railroad rates. Full story: Railway Age
February 25, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, February 23, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern admits that its rail network is congested, particularly for international intermodal and automotive products services. But the railroad hopes that aggressive efforts to hire additional...
