December 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, December 21, 2023) The year 2023 seemed to kick off quietly for U.S. freight railroads: The industry had seen the resolution of the labor contract impasse between craft unions and U.S. Class I railroads in December 2022, while rail service was...
December 28, 2023 | Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2023) The federal government on Friday reopened two cross-border railroad crossings in Texas, five days after the shuttering of rail operations there disrupted trade and sparked outrage from U.S. and Mexican businesses. Full...
December 28, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 27, 2023) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 23, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,787 carloads and...
December 28, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times opinion column by George Skelton, December 25, 2023) But let’s get real: This project is going to be constructed one way or another, whether at reasonable speed or in pokey chug-chug fashion. It’s time we acknowledge that and focus on making...
December 28, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 27, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s 2023 Holiday Train program raised a record $1.8 million and collected more than 160,000 pounds of food for local food banks and food programs in the United States and Canada over...
December 28, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Robots.net, December 23, 2023) The closure of Hyperloop One signifies a shift in focus towards high-speed rail initiatives, reflecting a growing momentum in the advancement of public transportation infrastructure. Full story: Robots.net
December 28, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Aspen Times, December 27, 2023) While Europe expanded its rail network with high-speed passenger trains and rail routes to famed alpine resorts such as St. Moritz, Zermatt and St. Anton, the United States passed on the concept of ski trains except for a...
December 21, 2023 | CN, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Railroad Security, UP
(Source: Pro Publica, December 15, 2023) When questioned by federal officials or faced with an accident, the nation’s powerful freight railroad companies say they are among the safest employers in America and tout their injury records to prove it. But those statistics...
December 21, 2023 | Headlines, KCS, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: ProPublica, December 19, 2023) After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, KCS railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to. Full...
December 21, 2023 | Headlines, KCS, Mexico, UP
(Source: CNN, December 17, 2023) US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will temporarily suspend operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, due to a surge in border crossings by migrants, the agency announced in a news...
