January 18, 2023 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, January 16, 2023) The near-term future of freight rail might be one marked by collaboration, whether that’s through private or public partnerships among other supply chain stakeholders or between the railroads themselves as they compete against...
January 11, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, January 10, 2023) A BNSF train carrying empty shipping containers derailed in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood Monday night, colliding with a Seattle City Light power station and downing several power lines. No injuries were reported. Full story:...
January 11, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train, Railroad Security
(Source: Cascadia Daily News, January 10, 2023) The federal case against a Bellingham woman responsible for placing shunts along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad in November 2020 has officially closed, ending the two-year saga that brought questions of...
January 11, 2023 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: NBC Chicago, January 10, 2023) Metra has officially announced the initial rollout of a new train tracking system that will allow commuters to get up-to-date departure times, real-time mapping of trains and the ability to plan out trips within the system. The...
January 4, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Bakken Energy press release, January 4, 2023) Bakken Energy, an innovative developer of affordable clean hydrogen, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with BNSF Railway to work together on the design of the Heartland Hydrogen Hub,...
January 3, 2023 | BNSF, CN, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 2, 2023) CEOs of three Class I railroads are among the impressive list of speakers for this year’s winter meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers, set for Jan. 17-19 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, Ill....
December 21, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Independent Record, December 20, 2022) The owner of Montana’s largest coal mine is suing BNSF after a year of shipment struggles that Navajo Transitional Energy Company alleged has cost millions of dollars. NTEC, owner of Spring Creek Mine in southeast...
December 21, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: News Channel Nebraska, December 20, 2022) The blizzard that stopped traffic on much of the Panhandle last week has crews working to reopen the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line near Dalton. BNSF crews are busy removing train cars and snow from...
December 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 15, 2022) STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman wondered aloud if UP would boost train and engine crew staffing levels if the board expanded reciprocal switching — or if it would simply let the traffic flow to rival BNSF Railway. Full...
December 14, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, SMART-TD
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, December 14, 2022) Members and supporters of local chapters of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union (SMART) gathered in the rain Tuesday afternoon for a rally in Galesburg’s central...
