June 16, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, June 15, 2023) Blocked crossings and prevention of future derailments are among the key issues as three lobbying groups representing state and local governments push Senate leaders to bring the Railway Safety Act of 2023 to the Senate floor for...
June 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: www.nj.com, June 15, 2023) The settlement by the national union admits no wrong doing, and BLET National President Eddie Hall criticized NJ Transit for lack of progress in negotiating a fair contract. “This is a sideshow,” he said of the settlement. “We’re...
June 16, 2023 | CSX, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Buffalo News, June 14, 2023) Richard Hyde fears the worst when he looks at the crumbling concrete stanchions that support the CSX railroad bridge spanning the Buffalo River. He believes it is only a matter of time before the deteriorating structure collapses...
June 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2023) We hosted a June 15 call with Marty Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, on Thursday. We see a reciprocal switching ruling well before year-end, and a bottleneck ruling potentially in 2024. Rail service continues...
June 16, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 16, 2023) BNSF Railway aims to take over Montana Rail Link operations on Jan. 1, 2024. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 16, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 15, 2023) U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on June 12 introduced a bill that would increase federal funding to enable the National Transportation Safety Board to add 15 railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials...
June 16, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 15, 2023) Startup Autonomous Intermodal LLC envisions a system that features an integral 4,000-foot double-stack train and 9,000-horsepower locomotive. Each 4,000-foot double-stack platform can be combined into trains of up to 16,000...
June 16, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 14, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 10, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 471,141...
June 15, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Billy Penn, June 14, 2023) The unexpected shutdown of I-95 could end up giving SEPTA a much-needed boost — if it can find enough engineers to maintain an expanded schedule of trains. SEPTA currently has only 178 engineers, the highly trained operators who run...
June 15, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 14, 2023) For the first 23 weeks of 2023 (ending June 10), total U.S. weekly rail traffic dipped 4.2% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) June 14 report. Both Canada and the U.S. saw...
