February 25, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2022) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA is preparing to sell up to $800 million in revenue bonds later this year to help fund projects such as a $35 million overhaul of a Bridgeport viaduct on the Norristown High Speed Line, rehab...
February 24, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 23, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 19, 2022, came in at 497,822 carloads and intermodal units, rising 31.7% from the same week last year, based on 237,256 carloads — up 38.2% from 2021 — and intermodal volume...
February 24, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 22, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) late last week issued the final scope of study for the environmental impact statement the office is preparing for the merger...
February 24, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Deseret News, February 23, 2022) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah lawmakers are steamrolling ahead with a bill to strong-arm the largest railroad company in North America, with a top legislative leader accusing the Union Pacific of being an unwilling and...
February 24, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 23, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Eight Chicago suburbs are seeking to prevent the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern from happening, saying that the additional traffic coming from the merger would create more...
