January 23, 2024 | Contract Agreement, CSX, News, Short Line
On January 15, a majority of members from BLET Divisions 72 and 191 ratified an implementing agreement regarding CSX Transportation’s acquisition of the Springfield Terminal Railway (a Pan Am Railway affiliate). The agreement covers approximately 30 BLET members and...
January 22, 2024 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains.com, January 19, 2024) The Surface Transportation Board has called for Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Port of Mobile, Ala., to provide “detailed information regarding the status of the implementation of the settlement agreement” agreed to in...
January 12, 2024 | BNSF, CN, CPKC, CSX, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Trains.com, January 10, 2024) The theme may not be new, but the emphasis seems to be increasing. The idea that railroads need to work together — and that doing so can be beneficial to all parties, not just the railroads involved, but their customers as well —...
December 21, 2023 | CSX, News
Ballots are in the mail to members of BLET Divisions 72 and 191 to vote on a tentative implementing agreement regarding CSX Transportation’s acquisition of the Springfield Terminal Railway (a Pan Am Railway affiliate). The agreement will govern about 30 BLET members....
December 21, 2023 | CN, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Railroad Security, UP
(Source: Pro Publica, December 15, 2023) When questioned by federal officials or faced with an accident, the nation’s powerful freight railroad companies say they are among the safest employers in America and tout their injury records to prove it. But those statistics...
December 10, 2023 | CSX, News
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs recently discussed how poorly Class I railroads treat their employees. Photo: courtesy Eric Williams _____________________ In November, CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs spoke at a conference for investors and other rail industry stakeholders. As reported...
November 29, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, November 27, 2023) CSX says a failed wheel bearing caused the Nov. 22 derailment that led to an evacuation of residents in Livingston, Ky., on Thanksgiving. In a statement, the railroad said it has completed the removal of all 16 railcars involved...
November 22, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, November 20, 2023) CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs dished out some tough love for the industry last week while reflecting on his nearly 14 months at the helm of the railroad. The former Ford Motor Co. executive has learned a lot about railroading in his...
November 21, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) The ongoing theme of improving rail service as a means to capture market share away from trucking again appeared in comments from Class I railroad executives speaking at recent investor conferences. Full story: Freight...
November 21, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 21, 2023) Some attendees at a rail industry conference were cautiously optimistic that bad years may be behind the industry. There was also concern over whether or not growth will emerge. Full story: Freight Waves
