August 5, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 4, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Container fluidity is a big issue on the rail side. Class I railroads BNSF and Union Pacific have made temporary service adjustments to cope with capacity constraints. The former metered traffic between...
July 29, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Willamette Week, July 27, 2021) SALEM, Ore. — The Pacific Northwest’s wildfires have cut off railroad freight routes between Oregon and California. Full story: Wilamette Week
July 26, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Hellenic Shipping News, July 26, 2021) NEW YORK — Chicago is emerging as a new bottleneck in the global supply chain as rail, trucking and logistics operators struggle with a glut of imports from Asia reaching the Midwestern freight hub. Full story: Hellenic...
July 22, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Suburban Chicagoland, July 21, 2021) CHICAGO — The Town of Cicero this week filed a lawsuit against the BNSF Railway Company alleging that the company intentionally elevated its land surface by several feet and covered the soft ground with pavement to force...
July 21, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, July 20, 2021) NEW YORK — BNSF is the second railroad to take steps to limit its rail traffic to Chicago this week. Union Pacific paused traffic to its Global IV gateway in Chicago for a week on Sunday to dig out of the congestion at the...
June 25, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Smithsonian Magazine, June 24, 2021) The Santa Fe tried to choose routes that would generate the traffic to cover construction costs, and it selected sites that were likely to grow after the rail arrived. The company acquired open land at low cost—and then...
June 18, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KRQE, June 16, 2021) LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. — New video is showing just how bad a train derailment was on the Laguna Pueblo. The incident happened on Monday afternoon. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office released aerial video of the derailment. A spokesperson...
June 8, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 7, 2021) NEW YORK — Most railroads operate through at least some mountainous territory along their lines, but perhaps no road faces a greater challenge than BNSF. Full story: Railway Age
June 1, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: www.nwestiowa.com, May 30, 2021) SIBLEY, Iowa — The Union Pacific Railroad train crash in Sibley on May 16 was one of four derailments in the last three years in the four counties of N’West Iowa. Full story: www.nwestiowa.com
May 28, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Simple Flying, May 26, 2021) In certain markets, airlines and train operating companies directly compete with each other for passengers. However, in other domains, the railway plays a vital role in getting planes in the air in the first place. Specifically,...
