February 8, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2023) Amtrak train crews this week will begin required training for future operation of its new Gulf Coast passenger-rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans. Full story: Progressive...
February 6, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WJHL, February 3, 2023) YUMA, Va. — A Norfolk Southern employee suffered a serious injury Thursday morning while working at a rail yard in Yuma, Virginia, according to a company spokesperson. Full story: www.wjhl.com
February 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Salem News, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two videos obtained by the National Transportation Safety Board showed preliminary indications of a possible mechanical issue with one of the rail car axles before a Norfolk Southern train derailed Friday...
February 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying...
February 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Ports, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 2, 2023) U.S. railroads originated 1,843,624 carloads, containers and trailers in January, a 3.2% decrease compared with volumes in January 2022, according to Association of American Railroads data. Although the number of...
February 6, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Written statement of Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 1, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and...
February 6, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 1, 2023) CHICAGO — The City Council agreed Wednesday to vacate streets and alleys to pave the way for a $150 million expansion of Norfolk Southern Railway’s intermodal yard in Englewood after the local alderperson lifted the...
February 6, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, February 1, 2023) Canadian Pacific officials are upbeat about what 2023 might bring for the railway, with U.S. regulators poised to move soon on CP’s request to merge with Kansas City Southern. Full story: Freight Waves
February 6, 2023 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, February 2, 2023) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific moved 2.29 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in January 2023, setting a new record for the month. CP has moved more than 15 MMT of Canadian...
February 6, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 2, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Black history is woven into the history of the American labor movement and the history of our union. Throughout much of our nation’s existence, Black history has been...
