November 17, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2023) A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he hasn’t...
November 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: ProPublica, November 15, 2023) To squeeze the most money out of every minute, railroad companies are going to dangerous lengths to avoid disruptions — even those for safety repairs. BLET National Vice President Randy Fannon spoke to Pro Publica for this...
November 16, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Mexico, Shippers
(Source: Trains.com, November 13, 2023) BNSF Railway and J.B. Hunt are shifting their Mexico intermodal service to Ferromex via the Eagle Pass gateway, a route they say is a day faster than the current BNSF-Canadian Pacific Kansas City routing via Laredo, Texas. Full...
November 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 13, 2023) The committee will provide nonbinding advice and recommendations on passenger-rail service issues, including those impacting intercity- and commuter-rail passengers and operators, government entities, freight-rail...
November 13, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Transport Workers Union Local 234 press release, November 10, 2023) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — On Friday, November 10, the members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234, SEPTA’s largest union, voted to ratify new contracts with the transit agency. The City,...
November 13, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Long Trains
(Source: Column by Ellen Montgomery published in The Pueblo Chieftain, November 11, 2023) Recent derailments clearly show the dangers that long trains carrying toxic substances pose for the environment. Shipping toxic chemicals through our communities and alongside...
November 13, 2023 | EPA, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, November 10, 2023) The policy change, which goes into effect on Dec. 8, means the California Air Resources Board’s controversial locomotive emissions regulations will not run afoul of federal preemption of state and local regulations. Full story:...
November 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 9, 2023) BNSF Railway and Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) have reached a settlement that will end the coal miner’s common carrier complaint against the railroad. The companies today asked the Surface Transportation Board to suspend...
November 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Urben Field Notes, October 26, 2023) On several rail-friendly corridors — big city pairs less than 300 miles apart — train travel will go from an eccentric travel option to a perfectly logical one. That vision of the not-so-distant future starts to...
November 9, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 8, 2023) Through the first 44 weeks of 2023 (ending November 4), total North American carload and intermodal traffic decreased 3.4% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported November 8. Full...
