December 1, 2021 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, November 29, 2021) TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — Another Norfolk Southern train is stalled on the tracks causing traffic nightmares for the people of Trussville. The mayor said it’s going on nine days now, and folks who live here say the train...
December 1, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, November 30, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted a final rule establishing a new “emergency temporary trackage rights class exemption” that could be invoked during natural disasters, accidents or derailments; the...
December 1, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Cleveland.com, November 30, 2021) CLEVELAND, Ohio — A bipartisan group of legislators from Ohio, Illinois and Indiana is supporting a request from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) for a grant to study how to relieve passenger and...
December 1, 2021 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, December 1, 2021) NEW YORK — In September, VIA Rail Canada took delivery of the first of 32 new Siemens trainsets, and on Nov. 30, revealed it to the public; testing starts in December. Full story: Railway Age
December 1, 2021 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Real Agriculture, November 30, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — We’ve all been watching the situation in British Columbia unravel, as this significant weather event continues to transpire and wreak havoc. David Przednowek, assistant vice president for grain with CN...
