May 4, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, May 4, 2023) Three months after the devastating East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, senators are optimistic they can pass a bipartisan rail safety bill to prevent similar disasters. The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday announced a May 10...
May 4, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: The Load Star, May 4, 2023) Chemical manufacturers want US authorities to put the squeeze on the railways to improve their performance. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) wants regulations to help raise service levels, citing widespread disruptions to its...
May 4, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 3, 2023) U.S. rail traffic in April 2023 dropped from the same month last year — down 6.0% or 120,898 carloads and intermodal units, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported May 3. This follows March’s 7.6% drop from the...
May 4, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Penn Live, May 3, 2023) A bill that would expand Pennsylvania’s role in railroad safety enforcement passed a House committee vote with broad bipartisan support Wednesday, three months after East Palestine, Ohio rail disaster near the state border. It would...
May 4, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Loren A. Smith Jr., May 4, 2023) As the Senate Committee on Commerce takes the next steps on rail safety legislation, there is reason for optimism. Railroads move an astounding amount of freight in the United States, roughly...
May 4, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, May 2, 2023) The construction of New York City’s new $16.1 billion rail tunnel took a major step forward Tuesday when the commission overseeing the project awarded a contract that preserves a key right-of-way. Full story:...
May 4, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Boston 25 News, May 3, 2023) Each day, freight trains carry toxic and flammable material travel throughout Massachusetts – but local officials and emergency personnel don’t know what’s going through their community at any moment. Full story: Yahoo...
May 4, 2023 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2023) Ridership rose to 11.3 million in the quarter, 59% of ridership recorded in Q1 2019, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials said in a press release. Full story: Progressive...
May 4, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 2, 2023) Railroads now must seek Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval before temporarily disabling their Positive Train Control (PTC) systems during infrastructure upgrades or capital projects, according to a...
May 4, 2023 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 3, 2023) During an investor day presentation on May 3, Canadian National touted its operational improvements over the past year and said its faster, more fluid network has created capacity that its marketing team can sell to propel...
