May 31, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 27, 2022) NEW YORK — The slugfest between Amtrak on one side and CSX, NS, and the Port of Mobile on the other, has been long. It has lasted for ten full days plus an afternoon so far, and reached its originally scheduled conclusion on...
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...
May 25, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, Hi-Viz, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Commentary published by Material Handling & Logistics, May 24, 2022) In our current era, supporting the mental health of employees has become as vital to the success of a business as is assuring their physical health and safety. Employers have become...
May 25, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 25, 2022) NEW YORK — CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), and the Alabama State Port Authority and its Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks division (collectively, the Port) are again requesting Surface Transportation Board (STB)-sponsored mediation...
May 24, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The four largest U.S. Class I railroads have told federal regulators that their conductor training programs and hiring pipelines are full as they try to restore service to normal levels amid widespread crew...
May 24, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2022) Georgia Central Railway will service Hyundai Motor Group’s new $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia, its parent company Genesee & Wyoming announced Monday. Georgia Central has...
May 23, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, May 18, 2022) Tampa Electric has had to curtail operations at its Big Bend power station in Florida, and the utility blames the curtailment on “severe rail service shortages” and a reduction of coal deliveries. But CSX says the problem lies...
May 20, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Market Watch, May 19, 2022) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average took another deep dive Thursday, with the biggest drag shifting to the index’s railroad components after downgrades at Citigroup, which cited concerns over a deceleration of demand....
May 19, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, May 18, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — A federal appeals court has ruled that details of some of the conversations between the nation’s four largest railroads about their rates can now be included in lawsuits challenging billions of dollars they...
May 17, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) Rail labor leaders have given mixed reviews to a call from CSX Transportation CEO Jim Foote for railroads to mend fences with their unionized employees and negotiate new contracts, with the union officials saying the...
