April 29, 2022 | Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board investigation, April 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 7, 2019, about 7:00 a.m. local time, a Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad conductor was fatally injured while performing switching operations at the...
April 29, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators have ordered Canadian Pacific to resubmit specific traffic density data that will be used as part of its Kansas City Southern merger application. Full story: Trains...
April 29, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 28, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian Pacific still expects federal approval of its planned acquisition of Kansas City Southern to occur sometime within the next 12 months, despite a recent pause in the proceeding. Full story: Freight...
April 29, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 27, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 23, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 498,011...
April 29, 2022 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 29 — Barbara McLaughlin, the wife of late BLE International President Ronald P. McLaughlin, passed away on April 16, 2022. She was 87 years old. Ron McLaughlin served the former Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as International President...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 27, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There were more questions than answers on Tuesday as federal regulators sought ways to remedy railroad service problems that defy a quick fix because they are rooted in a shortage of train crews. Full story:...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 27, 2022) HOUSTON — Widespread railroad service problems in the US could sideline 10% of the nation’s commercial trucking fleet because of fuel and additives supply disruptions, specifically for diesel exhaust fluid,...
April 28, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 23, 2022, came in at 498,011 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.4% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on April 27. This is...
April 28, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, April 27, 2022) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (the “Company”) today announced first-quarter operating results. In light of the financial complexity of acquiring Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) into...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on April 27 released a first-quarter 2022 operating metrics report card: crew starts were down 5% from the prior-year period; active locomotives were up 1%; train weight and length were up 5% and 4%,...
