September 30, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, September 29, 2022) What scares conductor Brian Raleigh the most about the idea of one-person train crews is that trains hauls chemicals, coal and other hazardous materials through towns each day. “It’s not just about saving my partner,”...
September 30, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Chase Gunnoe, September 30, 2022) Class I railroads’ focus on efficiency and simplifying service is making trailer-on-flatcar service obsolete. Despite strong e-commerce demand and a persistent shortage of truck drivers and...
September 30, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 24, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
September 29, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: MarketWatch.com, September 27, 2022) Shares of CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. both sank toward the lowest levels in nearly two years Tuesday, after UBS analyst Thomas Wadewitz backed away from his long-time bullish stances on the railroad operators,...
September 29, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 29, 2022) U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced a bill this week seeking to better define railroads’ common-carrier rules and establishing criteria for the Surface Transportation Board to consider when assessing complaints...
September 29, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 26, 2022) In order to attract, hire, and retain conductors – and avoid crew shortages that snarl operations and hurt service – Class I railroads need to make the job more appealing to today’s workers. That was the consensus of...
September 22, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, September 21, 2022) While U.S. carloads rose for Week 37 (ending Sept. 17, 2022), intermodal volume fell, bringing total traffic down compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Sept. 21. Traffic...
September 21, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 20, 2022) Class Is employed 117,014 workers in the United States as of mid-August, a 0.52% increase from July’s employment level and a 2.26% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five...
September 21, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 20, 2022) The trade group representing coal mining operators has asked federal regulators to take action regarding erratic rail service, particularly in the east on CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern. Mines have had to curtail...
September 21, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: The Hill, September 21, 2022) But business groups argue that there is more to be done to address poor rail service, which they say has magnified red-hot inflation. Retailers, farmers, carmakers and other rail customers are lobbying Congress to pass...
