February 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2022) Hours before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) began the first day of a two-day public hearing on the matter, Amtrak yesterday laid out on social media its case for why it should be allowed to restore...
February 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Press release from the office of Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following are remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on...
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced additional details for its public hearing regarding Amtrak’s application to operate Gulf Coast rail service. To be held virtually, the hearing will begin on Feb....
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, February 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak all should be in the hot seat at Surface Transportation Board hearings this week and next month regarding proposed Gulf Coast...
February 11, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 9, 2022) Sherwin-Williams Co. yesterday announced a $300 million project to expand its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Statesville, North Carolina. Full story: Progressive Railroading
February 9, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 8, 2022) CSX President and Chief Executive Officer James Foote is asking shippers to sign a petition expressing concerns to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about Amtrak’s proposed Gulf Coast service. Full story:...
February 7, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: www.al.com, February 6, 2022) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The head of CSX Transportation has asked customers to weigh in against a proposal to restore passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans in a move that Amtrak has decried as a “desperate” scare...
February 2, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 2, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday announced details for the upcoming hearing on Amtrak’s application to reintroduce passenger-rail service along part of the Gulf Coast. Full story: Progressive...
February 2, 2022 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, February 1, 2022) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A railroad line passing through Bluefield, Va. has reopened after a derailment that closed it early Monday morning was cleared. Full story: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
February 1, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, January 31, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Eastern U.S. railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern are involved in two projects aimed at bolstering intermodal infrastructure and assets in the South and Midwest. Full story: Freight...
