April 11, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 8, 2022) NEW YORK — The battle between Amtrak and potential host railroads CSX and NS, joined by the Port of Mobile, entered a new stage April 4, as the first witnesses began their appearances before the Surface Transportation Board (STB)...
April 11, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Jalopnik, April 10, 2022) Amtrak is hoping to restore passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. The federally-owned company operated on the route until it discontinued operations after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Though, Amtrak...
April 8, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 7, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators have ordered officials from BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to appear a two-day hearing this month regarding ongoing rail service problems. Full story:...
April 8, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age column by Jim Blaze, April 7, 2022) NEW YORK — As the evidentiary hearing regarding the reintroduction and expansion of Amtrak passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile continues before the Surface Transportation Board, interesting...
April 7, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 6, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern’s view of the impact of potential Amtrak service was a focal point of Wednesday’s third day of hearings on the passenger carrier’s effort to launch two daily round trips between New Orleans...
April 7, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 5, 2022) NEW YORK — At this writing, the first witness in the slugfest between Amtrak on one side and CSX, NS and the Port of Mobile on the other, is focusing on confidential matters. That creates an opportunity to think further about the...
April 5, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 4, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday’s first day of a Surface Transportation Board hearing on Amtrak’s request to initiate service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., moved so slowly that some attorneys speculated that the four days...
March 30, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, March 29, 2022) NEW YORK — Surface Transportation Board-sponsored mediation is the best means “to facilitate a prompt and orderly commencement of Gulf Coast passenger service while protecting the customers and shipping partners that rely on...
March 29, 2022 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: CSX press release, March 23, 2022) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. (“CSX”) announced today that it received notice of an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation (“TRC”) to purchase up to four million shares of CSX common stock at...
March 25, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: CSX press release, March 23, 2022) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. will release first quarter financial and operating results after the market close on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. This will be followed by a conference call and live webcast hosted by the...
