January 30, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS Pittsburgh, January 30, 2023) A Norfolk Southern locomotive caught on fire on Sunday morning in Westmoreland County. Full story: CBS Pittsburgh
January 30, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 27, 2023) The Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger would cause few adverse environmental impacts aside from increased train noise in some locations, the Surface Transportation Board said in its final environmental impact...
January 30, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 27, 2023) As part of their merger, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern will work with a group of Chicago-area communities on voluntary measures to address traffic concerns in those communities, the railroads say in the final...
January 30, 2023 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Politico column by Marc Buncher, CEO of Siemens Mobility North American, January 27, 2023) For decades the U.S. has talked about true high-speed rail with nothing to show for it. While high-speed rail connects people across the globe, the U.S. continues to...
January 30, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 27, 2023) Union Pacific on Thursday ended the weather-related embargo it imposed on traffic moving to and from locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin on Dec. 29. Full story: Trains Magazine
January 27, 2023 | Headlines, In The Media, UP
(Source: Associated Press, January 26, 2023) The contract imposed on railroad workers last fall didn’t resolve their quality-of-life issues, but there are indications some Class I railroads are starting to address some of their concerns about demanding schedules that...
January 27, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, Remote Control, SMART-TD
(Source: SMART Transportation Division press release, January 26, 2023) In a letter dated Jan. 25, the general chairperson of SMART Transportation Division’s GO 577 informed Union Pacific’s senior vice president of operations that the union was withdrawing from any...
January 27, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR
(Source: The Gazette, January 26, 2023) A state law advanced Thursday by a three-member panel of House lawmakers would limit the length of freight trains traveling through Iowa. The subcommittee voted unanimously to forward House Study Bill 88 to the full House...
January 27, 2023 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: CBS News, January 27, 2023) In the post-pandemic world, while many travelers have been obsessed with airlines, ground stops, cancellations and delays, Amtrak’s ridership is bouncing back — more than doubling in the Northeast corridor, and 88% across the...
January 27, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, January 26, 2023) A U.S. House committee said Thursday it will hold a hearing next Wednesday on supply chain and transportation infrastructure issues that will feature trucking, railroad and union groups. The U.S. House Transportation and...
