May 1, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, April 28, 2023) Union Pacific (UP) on April 27 submitted a year-to-date progress report on embargoes, inventory management and system fluidity to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which last year ordered the Class I to explain its...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
April 27, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: ProPublica, April 26, 2023) The blocked crossing problem is perennial, especially in cities that are near large train yards. But in the era of precision scheduled railroading, a management philosophy that leans heavily on running longer trains, residents,...
April 27, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, April 26, 2023) It’s the second consecutive week that U.S. carloads rose while intermodal volumes fell, and total rail traffic continued to lag 2022 levels, according to Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) reports. For the week ending April...
April 26, 2023 | CEO Pay, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 24, 2023) The publicly traded U.S. Class I railroads are putting more of an emphasis on service and volume growth in the annual incentive plans they offer to their executives. It’s a clear sign, analysts say, that the railroads are...
April 26, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 26, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board will hold a hearing next month to consider a Powder River Basin coal producer’s request for an emergency service order that would require BNSF Railway to handle more volume from the Spring...
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 21, 2023) Class Is operating in the United States employed 120,668 people in March, a 0.38% increase over February’s employment level and a 4.88% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of...
April 25, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age column by Grady C. Cothen Jr., April 23, 2023) The June 2022 White Paper supplemented here was devoted to “management of in-train forces.” This is an issue for trains of virtually all lengths and tonnages, but longer trains present special...
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Reuters, April 20, 2023) Union Pacific Corp’s chief executive officer said on Thursday the railroad operator was considering slowing down the pace of hiring in the second half of the year amid a cloudy economic outlook, becoming the latest U.S. company...
April 24, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: CNBC, April 20, 2023) Washington lawmakers are scrutinizing the freight rail industry as a string of derailments unfold in 2023. Others within the industry say accidents have become more difficult to avoid as railroad companies pursue more demanding business...
