June 30, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Age, June 28, 2022) NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train 4 traveling eastbound from Los Angeles to Chicago on June 27 derailed after striking a dump truck that was obstructing a public grade crossing in Missouri. Four people died as a result of...
June 30, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station KSHB, June 29, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than two-and-a-half years, the Chariton County Commission has tried to get concerns about the safety of the Porche Prairie Avenue railroad crossing addressed, but BNSF and the Missouri...
June 30, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Television station KFYR, June 29, 2022) BISMARCK, N.D. — Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has been addressing a Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railway backlog in North Dakota. BNSF’s backlog in the Peace Garden State is at 2,752 cars, which is down 3,600 cars from...
June 29, 2022 | Accident, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Television station KVII, June 28, 2022) PANHANDLE, Texas — A memorial was unveiled in Panhandle on Tuesday, six years after a deadly train collision. Placed at the crash site, the new memorial honors Lara Taylor, Kenneth “KP” Smith and Cody Owens. On June 28,...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2022) MENDON, Mo. — A day after the deadly crash on Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said people were taken to 10 hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to serious. By Tuesday afternoon, at least 15 people remained...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Television station KMBC, June 28, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation and BNSF Railway on Tuesday revealed conflicting stories regarding the process to bring safety improvements to a train crossing at the site of Monday’s...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, PSR
(Source: Fulton Sun, June 29, 2022) One of Missouri’s busiest railroad lines is shut down after an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and derailed Monday afternoon, killing four people. The incident and subsequent investigation has potential to delay supply...
June 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 29, 2022) On July 1, Oakland is reducing the tariff-free time from seven days to four days to reduce congestion on its marine terminal, and may raise penalties for containers that sit for too long. Full story: CNBC
June 28, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s decision to meter a broad range of carload traffic bound for California beginning next week is aimed at preventing congestion from worsening on the busy Southern Transcon during the Fourth of...
June 24, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway will limit carload traffic bound for California through the end of July as it struggles to overcome congestion related to crew shortages and bad weather along portions of its Southern Transcon....
