August 5, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 4, 2022) BNSF Railway has told customers it expects to reopen one of two tracks this morning (Thursday, Aug. 4) on its Southern Transcon main line at the site of a Tuesday derailment in East Galesburg. Full story: Trains...
August 4, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: The Register-Mail, August 3, 2022) EAST GALESBURG, Ill. — The State Street railroad crossing in East Galesburg is closed as the result of a BNSF train derailment here Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported. Full story: The...
July 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Railway Age, July 27, 2022) BNSF is developing a new rail hub at the Port of Tacoma, Wash., in partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), “to meet increased intermodal demand in the greater Seattle region and unlock capacity,” the Class I...
July 28, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 27, 2022) BNSF Railway’s embargo of certain types of carload traffic bound for California has been extended into August as its Southern Transcon remains congested in the Southwest. The embargo, which took effect on June 27, applies to...
July 26, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 26, 2022) Sometimes big stories hide in plain sight. One of them is the jaw-dropping way BNSF Railway has outgrown the other three big U.S. Class I railroads. Draw a line from 1996 to 2019 and you’ll see that all of the growth on the Big...
July 22, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: CNN, July 21, 2022) The deadly collision last month between an Amtrak train with 282 people on board and a fully loaded dump truck in Missouri caused $4 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday. An NTSB preliminary...
July 21, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Daily Herd Management, July 18, 2022) Rail retains a vital role in the transportation of goods across the U.S., but this year, the 140,000- miles worth of railroad tracks across the country haven’t been immune to the supply chain chaos plaguing U.S....
July 21, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, July 18, 2022) TOPEKA, Kan. — Crossing railway tracks is a daily fact of life in most Kansas communities. The industry is a key part of the state’s history and lore, from its status as the terminus of the Chisholm Trail and a...
July 20, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 16, 2022) Similar to the massive fluctuations in the U.S. stock market over the past few months, there have been colossal highs and lows in the North American intermodal sector of late. The developments impacting Class Is can be...
July 20, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: Reuters, July 13, 2022) LOS ANGELES — Railroads and importers must remove cargo that is stacking up at the nation’s busiest seaport in Los Angeles to avoid exacerbating supply chain congestion, the port chief said on Wednesday. Full story:...
