May 31, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 27, 2022) NEW YORK — The slugfest between Amtrak on one side and CSX, NS, and the Port of Mobile on the other, has been long. It has lasted for ten full days plus an afternoon so far, and reached its originally scheduled conclusion on...
May 25, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 25, 2022) NEW YORK — CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), and the Alabama State Port Authority and its Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks division (collectively, the Port) are again requesting Surface Transportation Board (STB)-sponsored mediation...
May 18, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a report on performance metrics for Amtrak’s intercity passenger train operations, covering the first quarter of Fiscal...
May 18, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, May 16, 2022) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio took the formal step of signaling interest in expanding Amtrak passenger rail in the state, though it is far from saying yes to the idea. Gov. Mike DeWine has asked the Ohio Rail Development Commission...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — The witness phase of the slugout between Amtrak on one side and CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Port of Mobile on the other, ended May 12 as its 11th day concluded. It ended not with T.S. Eliot’s oft-quoted “whimper”...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Amtrak personnel recently spent a series of consecutive weekends in March remediating damage to the benchwall system in the South Tube of the North River Tunnel. This maximized efficiency without...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) MISSOULA, Mont. — BNSF Railway has joined the group seeking to restore passenger rail service in southern Montana, a move welcomed because of the railroad’s role as primary host railroad for the proposed service. Full story:...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established the Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program that “will serve as a key vehicle for directing federal investments and technical assistance toward...
May 12, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bob Johnston, May 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cross-examination of Jim Blair, Amtrak’s senior director of host railroads, consumed the full 8-hour, 28-minute session Monday as the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing on the...
May 11, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 10, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Creating an official path to learn on the job and grow their skills, Amtrak announced its Apprenticeship Pilot Program, providing opportunities for professional development. Representing a mix of new...
