July 20, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 18, 2022) OAKLAND, Calif. — Three people were injured after an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train hit on-track maintenance equipment late Friday morning, disrupting rail service for several hours. Full story: Trains...
July 20, 2022 | BNSF, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Projected traffic increases from the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger will put the critical Houston terminal into gridlock, BNSF Railway has warned federal regulators this week, citing a new...
July 12, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, National Mediation Board, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Television station KLKN, July 10, 2022) LINCOLN, Neb. — Railroad workers across the country have been working without a contract since 2019. They are pushing for better pay, change in their harsh attendance policies, and further issues affecting railroad...
July 12, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz
(Source: Wyoming Public Media, July 8, 2022) The railroad has been one of the major economic drivers and employers for many of the Wyoming communities it passes through. Many owe their existence to it. In February, BNSF instituted an attendance policy known as Hi-Viz,...
July 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: The Real News Network, July 7, 2022) System shocks, such as the war in Ukraine and a raging pandemic, have provided a ready-made culprit for delays and disruptions all along the U.S. supply chain. Missing from the equation, though, are the rail carriers...
July 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, July 8, 2022) Rail congestion from Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BNSF and Union Pacific, the railroads servicing the West Coast ports, is getting worse and slowing down container processing at the nation’s largest port complex. Sixty percent of all...
July 6, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Railway Age, July 5, 2022) NEW YORK — We’re now in the second half of 2022, when the four major U.S. Class I’s have committed to turning their operations around, but the current state of play is not encouraging. Full story: Railway...
July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age analysis by Jim Blaze, July 1, 2022) NEW YORK — The four largest U.S. freight railroad companies—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific—all reported, per the request of the Surface Transportation Board, supplemental information about their...
July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, July 5, 2022) The second half of 2022 is underway, and freight rail stakeholders will be watching over the next several weeks and months how the railroads untangle service issues that seemed to be persisting through June, according to data...
July 1, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 1, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amtrak and BNSF Railway have filed suit the company that owns the dump truck involved in Monday’s fatal collision and derailment of the Southwest Chief — and the widow of the truck driver has sued a BNSF...
