September 9, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, September 9, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federally appointed panel is urging ambitious, costly steps to modernize the passenger rail network between Washington and Boston to reduce chronic delays and improve travel times. Full story:...
September 9, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 9, 2021) Since more intermodal capacity is needed to help ease supply-chain congestion that has slowed U.S. container flows, BNSF Railway Co. and Norfolk Southern Railway have reopened key intermodal terminals. On September...
September 9, 2021 | CN, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 8, 2021) TCI Fund Management Ltd. has retained Kingsdale Advisors to act as strategic adviser and engage with CN’s shareholders to achieve TCI’s objectives of halting CN’s pursuit of Kansas City...
September 9, 2021 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, September 8, 2021) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co said on Wednesday that all its employees in Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1. The company’s vaccination policy will apply to all employees and new hires in Canada...
September 9, 2021 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, September 9, 2021) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Safety Advisory on a Positive Train Control (PTC) issue recently identified during testing of ACSES II (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II) and I-ETMS...
