January 13, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Axios, January 12, 2022) COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Amtrak station could come to the Greater Columbus Convention Center if the city’s goal of bringing passenger rail to Columbus stays on track. The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority recently...
January 11, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 7, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday provided additional details on the upcoming public hearing on the revised application for CSX’s proposed acquisition of Pan Am Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries. The...
January 7, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 6, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway led the big six Class I railroads in growth in 2021, a year in which rail volume rebounded from the pandemic-related lows of 2020 yet struggled to overcome kinks in the global supply chain....
January 4, 2022 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 3, 2022) An explosion occurred on Dec. 30 at CSX’s Curtis Bay coal facility in Baltimore. The cause of the incident remains under investigation. All employees are accounted for and there were no injuries. Full story:...
January 4, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation has ironed out a wrinkle in its proposed acquisition of New England regional Pan Am Railways by reaching an agreement with Vermont Rail System and the Vermont Agency of Transportation....
January 4, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, January 3, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board should not be swayed by the political winds that appear to support Amtrak’s ambitions when it comes to restoring passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New...
December 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In filings that maintain if not elevate the level of acrimony between the two sides, CSX and Norfolk Southern have attacked almost every aspect of Amtrak’s response to their initial argument in the...
December 28, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three things happened that put railroads in a bind. Furloughed conductors found work elsewhere. Train and engine crews quit or retired at higher rates than usual. And an extremely tight job market made it...
December 28, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, December 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Demand for rail freight came roaring back in 2021 after a pandemic-induced decline. But at times, there seemed to be more business than railroads could handle. Full story: Supply Chain...
December 13, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 10, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 10 reported that it will hold a virtual public hearing on the revised CSX-Pan Am merger application, and affirmed that an environmental and historic review of the...
