June 15, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, June 13, 2023) Problems have continued to plague the production of new Orange and Red Line trains, the latest of which involved the Chinese contractor submitting unfinished cars to the MBTA for final inspection and delivery. Full story: Boston...
June 15, 2023 | Headlines, Ports, Shippers
(Source: Associated Press, June 15, 2023) The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it was announced Wednesday, after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping...
June 14, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines, June 13, 2023) After a train derailment in Ohio, Fault Lines investigates whether the railroad industry has prioritized profits over safety. Full video: Al Jazeera
June 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, STB, TTD
(Source: Railway Age, June 14, 2023) Removing Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Martin J. Oberman or failing to reappoint him “would undermine the significant progress the Board has made during his tenure,” Transportation Trades Department (TTD),...
June 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Joint press release from the offices of Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth, June 12, 2023) U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today applauded the Illinois Department of Transportation’s new...
June 14, 2023 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 13, 2023) A trio of recent Union Pacific agreements with rail labor unions, combined with ongoing volume and expense challenges, likely will make the railroad’s operating ratio rise this year. Full story: Trains...
June 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 13, 2023) A trade group representing passenger rail wants the Surface Transportation Board to move quickly in responding to Amtrak’s complaint that Union Pacific is contributing to the lackluster on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset...
June 13, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Morning Journal, June 13, 2023) U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took time out of his tour of RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine on Monday to discuss the current status of the Railway Safety Act of 2023 — the bipartisan bill introduced by Brown and his...
June 13, 2023 | AFL-CIO, CPKC, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, June 12, 2023) Rail labor groups are rejecting efforts by CPKC to extend and potentially make permanent a waiver that enables the Class I railroad from its Calgary, Alberta, office to dispatch trains at three locations near the U.S.-Canada...
June 13, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 9 announced that it has made an additional recommendation to Safety Advisory 2023-01, originally published on March 3, addressing the use and maintenance of hot bearing detectors...
