October 19, 2021 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Star Tribune, October 17, 2021) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A new Canadian railroad venture is sparking a significant increase of 15 to 20 oil trains that run through Minnesota each month. Full story: Star Tribune
October 19, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, October 14, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. freight rail industry is praising public and private measures encouraging supply chain partners to adopt operational practices that are 24 hours a day, seven days a week in order to relieve...
October 15, 2021 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, October 15, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail unions argue that job cuts have been too deep, resulting in a freight rail industry that doesn’t have enough network capacity for when rail volumes grow or when congestion issues arise in the supply...
October 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 14, 2021) CHICAGO — Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose released the agency’s Midwest Regional Rail Plan at a Chicago Union Station media event Wednesday, characterizing it as “a 40-year multi-state framework and vision...
October 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 9, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,642...
