September 10, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 8, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 4, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
September 10, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 8, 2021) CHICAGO — Canadian Pacific’s merger negotiations with Kansas City Southern are progressing in the wake of last week’s regulatory decision that dealt a blow to the proposed Canadian National-KCS combination. Full story:...
September 10, 2021 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Thompson Citizen, September 9, 2021) THOMPSON, Manitoba — An inquest into the death of a man who was trapped for hours in a train following a 2018 derailment near Ponton won’t look at all the circumstances surrounding the crash, but mainly those surrounding...
September 10, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, September 9, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. lawmaker wants Congress to mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccines or recent negative tests for all domestic air and train travelers. Full story: Reuters
September 10, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Billy Penn, September 7, 2021) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA is looking to collectively rename its subways, trolley routes and a light rail as the “Metro” — part of a $40 million effort to make the public transit system easier to navigate. The proposed change...
