June 22, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Minot Daily News, June 22, 2022) For most of 2022 a freight rail backlog has left farmers and ranchers holding the bag, unable to bring their products to markets. With the supply chain stalled, producers are forced to pay holding fees the longer their...
June 20, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, Jan. 17, 2022) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota’s senior senator is concerned about the backlog of rail cars in North Dakota and has called on Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s chief executive officer to continue working on the...
June 15, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 13, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board, making clear its unhappiness with service recovery plans filed by the four largest U.S. Class I railroads, will require those railroads to correct deficiencies in service...
June 15, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz
(Source: Fox 28 Spokane, June 10, 2022) SPOKANE, Wash. — As the nation continues to be buried in supply chain issues and worker shortages, one company is taking the brunt of it, at least according to their employees. A day in the life of a railroad engineer looks much...
June 15, 2022 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A BNSF Railway conductor was working in an area “with insufficient walking space available … to perform trackside duties” when he was struck and killed during a switching move, the National Transportation...
June 10, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 9, 2022 Although BNSF Railway Co. only within the past year committed to achieving a 30% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG) by 2030, North America’s largest freight railroad by volume has been working on shrinking...
June 9, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2022) Overall on-time performance for the big four U.S. Class I railroads has fallen from a pre-pandemic average of 85% to just 67% in the last week of May 2022, as crew shortages continue to plague rail service. The extent of the...
June 9, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 9, 2022) NEW YORK — BNSF is advancing a project to expedite the flow of trains at its San Bernardino (Calif.) Intermodal Facility. Full story: Railway Age
May 31, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Standard Democrat, May 27, 2022) SIKESTON, Mo. — A severe labor shortage in the train industry has strained getting coal from mines to power plants, causing fewer trains and some delays. Sikeston BMU, which relies on coal delivery by the Burlington Northern...
May 26, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, May 25, 2022) NEW YORK — BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP) have answered the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) call to submit service recovery plans—identifying the steps they will take to clear congestion and improve...
