April 13, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 12, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s evidentiary hearing in the Amtrak Gulf Coast case that began last week will continue this and next week, the board announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
April 11, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 8, 2022) BALTIMORE, Md. — CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern are working to improve their service amid ongoing crew shortages and supply chain disruptions, executives told shippers on Thursday. Full story: Trains...
April 11, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by David Peter Alan, April 8, 2022) NEW YORK — I’m sure that many people my age (I’m in my 70s) remember the “can do” attitude of the railroads from our youth, so many decades ago. Today, two of the nation’s seven Class I railroads...
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 7, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, April 5, 2022) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its first-quarter financial results during a live conference call and internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Quarterly earnings results...
