November 30, 2021 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Score one small win for Amtrak in its ongoing effort to restore its Gulf Coast service. The Surface Transportation Board on Monday issued a decision honoring Amtrak’s request for an order allowing it...
November 30, 2021 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, November 29, 2021) NEW YORK — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan led public- and private-sector leaders in breaking ground on the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel expansion project, which will reconstruct the 126-year-old freight rail...
November 18, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Savannah Morning News, November 15, 2021) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Nine new rail tracks came online Friday at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal, marking a major milestone at the Port of Savannah and a welcome relief in the midst of a global...
November 12, 2021 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 11, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although CSX requires new hires and management employees to be vaccinated, the railroad has not yet decided whether it will issue a mandate for unionized employees, spokeswoman Cindy Schild says. CSX has...
November 12, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, November 11, 2021) NEW YORK — CSX President and CEO Jim Foote on Nov. 2 responded to Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman’s Oct. 18 request for information about service problems, as evidenced by what STB characterized as numerous...
November 11, 2021 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 10, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s request for cooperation from CSX has received a harsh response from the freight railroad. Full story: Trains Magazine
November 11, 2021 | Accident, CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: The State, November 10, 2021) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A series of ill-fated decisions led to the 2018 death of a South Carolina welder who was hit by a train going 50 miles per hour on tracks near Estill, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final...
November 5, 2021 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 4, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern say addition of Amtrak trains along the Gulf Coast would cause a “systematic failure” in their ability to provide freight service, based on traffic modeling, and...
November 5, 2021 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, Short Line, STB
(Source: www.al.com, November 4, 2021) MOBILE, Ala. — The potential harm to the Alabama State Docks “would be calamitous” in Mobile if Amtrak is allowed to restart passenger rail and operate 28 train trips per week connecting the Alabama Port City with New Orleans, a...
October 27, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Jacksonville Daily Record, October 27, 2021) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Before CSX Corp. reported third-quarter earnings, CEO James Foote received a letter from the railroad company’s primary regulator questioning its service level for customers. “The reason for my...
