November 15, 2022 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, press release, November 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, convened 37 unions to set the federation’s annual...
November 15, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Television station KYOU, November 11, 2022) Iowa labor leaders and the head of the Iowa National Guard say Union Pacific may be violating a state law by denying Veterans Day holiday requests for veterans. Union Pacific notified employees Wednesday that...
November 10, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, November 9, 2022) Total U.S. weekly rail traffic came in at 502,106 carloads and intermodal units for the week, down 0.4% from the prior-year period. It comprised 243,276 carloads, up 3.2%, and 258,830 containers and trailers, down 3.6%, compared...
November 8, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: AgriNews, November 6, 2022) As railroad corporations and railroad labor unions continue to clash at the bargaining table, industries, including agriculture, have long had challenges with rail service, reliability and availability. Full story:...
November 4, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 2, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 29, 2022, as well as volumes for October 2022. U.S. railroads...
November 3, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, November 2, 2022) U.S. railroads originated 952,074 carloads in October 2022, according to AAR’s Nov. 2 traffic report, which covers October 2022 and the week ending Oct. 29, 2022. This was up 0.5%, or 5,121 carloads, from the prior-year period....
November 1, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2022) BNSF Railway (BNSF) announced Oct. 28 that its operational performance “continues to exhibit strong resiliency despite confronting multiple service challenges over the past few weeks.” Full story: Railway...
October 31, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 28, 2022) Citing ongoing service problems at the big four U.S. Class I railroads, federal regulators today ordered BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to continue reporting expanded performance...
October 28, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 26, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 22, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 505,322...
October 28, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, October 26, 2022) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 42 weeks of traffic data for 2022 (ending Oct. 22). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.1% from the same point last year — with decreases in the U.S....
