January 18, 2024 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 17, 2024) Through the first two weeks of 2024 (ending Jan. 13), total North American carload and intermodal traffic was down 1.5% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported January 17. Full story:...
January 18, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, January 16, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking public comments on Genesee & Wyoming short lines’ request to test Parallel Systems autonomous, self-propelled battery-electric freight cars. Full story:...
January 18, 2024 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Bloomberg, January 16, 2024) Appropriate staffing levels will be critical for the railroad industry to make further progress at improving service levels, especially as volumes appear poised for growth this year. In this Talking Transports podcast, the Surface...
January 18, 2024 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com analysis by Bill Stephens, January 12, 2024) Last year’s merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, the two smallest Class I systems, has turned out to be the little spark that has ignited a lot of railroad competition. Full story:...
January 18, 2024 | BNSF, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, January 15, 2024) A railroad webcam captured dramatic video and audio of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City merchandise train that stalled on a grade in Iowa on Friday — and then began rolling back downgrade toward a BNSF Railway train that was...
January 18, 2024 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Television KTVI, January 16, 2024) CLINTON COUNTY, Illinois — Albers Mayor Steve Schomaker and Police Chief Brian Vielweber said that trains now take 15, 20, even 25 minutes to pass through town. First responders have to wait for them like everyone else, with...
January 12, 2024 | FRA, Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, January 11, 2024) A coalition of labor unions representing railroad shop workers has asked the Federal Railroad Administration and Surface Transportation Board to take five steps to improve safety and service on the Class I railroads. Full story:...
January 12, 2024 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 10, 2024) For the week ending Jan. 6, 2024 (Week 1), total U.S. rail traffic was 417,257 carloads and intermodal units, rising 2.3% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Jan. 10. Total rail...
January 12, 2024 | BNSF, CN, CPKC, CSX, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Trains.com, January 10, 2024) The theme may not be new, but the emphasis seems to be increasing. The idea that railroads need to work together — and that doing so can be beneficial to all parties, not just the railroads involved, but their customers as well —...
January 12, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Reuters, January 10, 2024) Mexico’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it was investigating the country’s freight rail transportation market amid government plans to build out railway infrastructure. Mexico’s rail sector, which moves a...
