December 5, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, December 4, 2024) The number of hump yards operating in North America has dropped precipitously over the decades. Today there are 36 active hump yards operated by the big six Class I systems and terminal and switching railroads. That’s down from...
November 7, 2024 | Headlines, NS, PSR
Norfolk Southern rule that rail cars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns (Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2024) Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week...
September 24, 2024 | News, PSR, STB, Top News
BLET First Vice President Mark Wallace did not mince his words when he testified at the Surface Transportation Board’s public hearing that focused on the lack of growth and poor service in the freight rail industry. “To be clear, today’s rail service problems and lack...
September 18, 2024 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains.com, September 18, 2024) At the opening of today’s Surface Transportation Board hearing on the lack of rail freight volume growth, Vice Chair Karen Hedlund said she was still struck by what she heard the day before from analysts and shippers and Class...
August 16, 2024 | Headlines, Long Trains, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains.com, August 15, 2024) The Surface Transportation Board will hear from more than three dozen participants during its two-day hearing next month regarding recent trends and strategies for growth in freight railroad traffic. The hearing, set to begin at...
August 9, 2024 | Legislation, News, Paid Sick Leave, PSR, Railroad Safety, Regional Meetings, Top News
The BLET National Division has prepared a video featuring highlights from several speakers at the union’s Eastern Regional Meeting last week in Washington D.C. The 8-minute video features the meeting’s opening ceremony and includes messages from U.S. Senator Bernie...
August 8, 2024 | Amtrak, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Trains.com, August 7, 2024) Rail shipper groups say the poor on-time performance of all 15 Amtrak long-distance trains — which prompted the Justice Department to file a lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern for its handling of the Crescent — is merely a...
August 8, 2024 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 7, 2024) Norfolk Southern Railway yesterday announced it has appointed three industry veterans with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) experience to help lead its transportation team. Full story: Progressive...
July 31, 2024 | Amtrak, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Associated Press, July 30, 2024) Norfolk Southern railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak between New York and New Orleans by forcing the passenger trains to wait while its massive freight trains pass, the federal government said in a lawsuit...
July 23, 2024 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains.com, July 23, 2024) In the west, Union Pacific has 146 more engineers and conductors than a year ago and BNSF Railway has added 57 engineers and conductors, according to labor data provided to the Surface Transportation Board last month. As of June,...
