April 27, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, News, NS, PSR, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — In San Diego today, members of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board, National President Dennis Pierce, and numerous other special guests rallied by a mobile billboard that is part of the union’s outreach campaign demanding that...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, April 27, 2022) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported first-quarter 2022 financial results which included first-quarter records for railway operating revenues, income from railway operations, net income, and...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Ink Free News, April 26, 2022) ELKHART, Ind. — Some Elkhart County officials are speaking out against Norfolk Southern about the increased number of trains blocking traffic in and around New Paris. Elkhart County Commissioner Brad Rogers and Jackson Township...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, April 25, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether states can require corporations to consent to the jurisdiction of their courts in order to do business in the state, which could expose companies to...
April 22, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, April 22, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Executives from the big four U.S. railroads — BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific — will take turns in the hot seat next week during two days of...
April 21, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: CNN, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is embroiled in a fight that may have vast implications for the future of US rail service, including the billions of dollars devoted to it from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Amtrak, which typically speaks...
April 21, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 20, 2022) NEW YORK — At this writing, Amtrak is preparing to present its case to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) disputing the amount of new infrastructure that potential host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern claim must be built...
April 20, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Switching details and conflicting traffic modeling assumptions dominated discussions at the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing into Amtrak plans to launch passenger service between New Orleans and...
April 20, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 19, 2022) NEW YORK — The “Second Battle of Mobile” is in full swing. Prospective host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, along with the Port of Mobile, are in a heated dispute with Amtrak at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about how...
April 19, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bob Johnston, April 18, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two days of testimony that made up the second week of the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing on Amtrak Gulf Coast service delved into the intricacies of traffic modeling and its...
