May 4, 2023 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2023) Ridership rose to 11.3 million in the quarter, 59% of ridership recorded in Q1 2019, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials said in a press release. Full story: Progressive...
May 3, 2023 | COVID, Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Television station WSPA, May 2, 2023) Norfolk Southern said the railroads are still being affected by COVID-19 with labor shortages. Full story: www.wspa.com
March 30, 2023 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 29, 2023) Amtrak’s New York City-Montreal Adirondack train, the only Amtrak service that was discontinued because of the COVID virus, is finally coming back. Its first northbound run from Penn Station New York will take place on Monday,...
January 27, 2023 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: CBS News, January 27, 2023) In the post-pandemic world, while many travelers have been obsessed with airlines, ground stops, cancellations and delays, Amtrak’s ridership is bouncing back — more than doubling in the Northeast corridor, and 88% across the...
September 6, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, September 6, 2022) While the rail industry is accustomed to seasonal disruptions such as winter blizzards, the possibility of even more extreme weather events as a result of climate change takes disruption threats to a new level. Furthermore,...
September 6, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, September 6, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today the first return to the rails of the KCS Holiday Express train since the start of the pandemic in 2020. This year, the festive, six-car...
August 11, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, August 8, 2022) Bailey Yard workers are more prone to give up on railroading after three years of layoffs followed by COVID-19, a North Platte rail union leader told an AFL-CIO virtual “town hall” last week. Mike Gage, president of...
August 9, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR, TTD
(Source: People’s World, August 8, 2022) As the nation’s railroad worker unions presented their details for a new contract with the freight railroads to a Presidential Emergency Board, rank-and-file workers, upset with no contract since before the coronavirus...
August 8, 2022 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Politico, August 8, 2022) Two years ago, Amtrak was facing a “near-death” experience, Stephen Gardner, CEO of the national passenger rail service, said at a briefing last week with the Association for a Better New York. Both business and travel leisure...
August 5, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Costco Teamsters are one step closer to a nationwide work stoppage following another day of contentious negotiations for a new national contract. The Teamsters are...
