February 22, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 17, 2022) The Port of Long Beach (POLB) last week reported its busiest January ever with more than 800,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled. Full story: Progressive Railroading
February 22, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: First Coast News, February 21, 2022) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of an elderly Glynn County couple killed in a train crash last year during their 50th wedding anniversary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against both Amtrak and BNSF for wrongful death and...
February 22, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2022) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pennsylvania and Norfolk Southern Railway are finalizing an agreement for several hundred millions of dollars in rail and station improvements over the next five years that will clear the way for a...
February 22, 2022 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: The Daily Nonpareil, February 20, 2022) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is looking for people who have stories to share about Latino railroad workers in the Midwest. The museum is partnering with the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s...
February 18, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, February 17, 2022) NEW YORK — This latest skirmish was fought hard on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 15 and 16. Holding their grounds through it all were Amtrak, joined by elected and other officials from Mississippi and advocates for passenger...
