May 23, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KSTP, May 15, 2023) The section of track in Minnesota where a train carrying ethanol derailed earlier this spring had a history of defects that led to employee complaints, million-dollar lawsuits, and federal safety violations, according to...
May 22, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Security, Shippers, UP
(Source: Cowboy State Daily, May 18, 2023) A railcar carrying 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in explosives at Wyoming coal mines, left Cheyenne for California on April 12. Two weeks later, the chemical was discovered missing from the railcar and no...
May 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR
(Source; Reuters, May 16, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. was sued on May 16 by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous chemicals....
May 15, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, May 15, 2023) Well, this isn’t a pretty picture. From 2013 to 2022 U.S. industrial production eked out 3% growth, overall economic output increased 57%, and truck tonnage grew 26%. Yet volume on the big four U.S....
May 12, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Written statement of TTD President Greg Regan at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, May 11, 2023) “On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and our 37 affiliated unions, I thank Chairman Nehls and Ranking Member...
May 11, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 10, 2023) Through the first 18 weeks of 2023 (ending May 6), total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 4% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) May 10 report. Both the U.S....
May 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: Associated Press, May 8, 2023) Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions....
May 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Montana Free Press, May 5, 2023) Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) has gone to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, the independent federal agency charged with overseeing the nation’s railroads, demanding an “emergency service” order — essentially...
May 9, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, May 8, 2023) A representative from Norfolk Southern confirmed to WBRC that a train that has been parked on Cardiff Lynn’s Crossing Road has now been moved. Representatives say the train was awaiting repairs before it could be moved....
May 5, 2023 | CN, Headlines, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) Canadian National executives on Wednesday dissected the long-train strategy that the railway has cast aside in favor of an operating plan where sticking to schedule is gospel. Full story: Trains Magazine
