May 3, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 2023) The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has for years been trying to win higher wages for SEPTA Regional Rail engineers, which are the lowest on U.S. passenger railroad systems. Another demand: that SEPTA hire...
May 3, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 3, 2023) CHICAGO — Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have received federal approval for maximum speeds up to 110 mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, primarily between the Amtrak stations in...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Federal regulators will require BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to continue to provide biweekly service progress reports through the end of the year. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 3, 2023 | COVID, Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Television station WSPA, May 2, 2023) Norfolk Southern said the railroads are still being affected by COVID-19 with labor shortages. Full story: www.wspa.com
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board has denied requests by Metra and BNSF Railway to participate in an upcoming technical conference to determine details of metrics reported by Canadian Pacific Kansas City to the board, as required...
May 3, 2023 | Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Norfolk Southern yesterday sought regulatory approval for its acquisition of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, the municipally owned railroad that forms the 338.2-mile Chattanooga-Cincinnati backbone of NS’s key corridor linking...
May 3, 2023 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Mexico, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Canadian National, Union Pacific, and Ferromex have significantly tightened the schedules for the new intermodal service they will launch on May 15 to link Canada and Detroit with Mexico. Full story: Trains...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 2, 2023) Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say. Two cars went into the Mississippi River after the...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) As cleanup from last week’s BNSF derailment near De Soto, Wis., continues, the La Crosse County landfill is processing some 2.5 million pounds of debris from the incident. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 3, 2023 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday said it was ramping up a program to address supply chain issues by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share information. Full story:...
