November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Biden’s signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill today that will invest and...
November 16, 2021 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 15, 2021) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s service has deteriorated over the past six weeks amid crew shortages and operational changes, according to shippers and connecting railroads. Some expressed concern that the railroad is...
November 16, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to delay and extend its review of the proposed merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. Full story: Trains...
November 16, 2021 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Iowa Public Radio, November 15, 2021) MONTROSE, Iowa — The process of cleaning up fuel and coal spilled into the Mississippi River following a train derailment in southeast Iowa is well underway, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. Several...
November 16, 2021 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, November 15, 2021) NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Nov. 14 appointed former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to serve as Senior Advisor, coordinating implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the bi-partisan $1.2...
