August 19, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 13, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 502,775...
August 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Reuters, August 16, 2022) U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific’s Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Hamann said on Tuesday the company’s third-quarter volumes were up 2% so far from a year earlier, on improved staffing levels and easing congestion. Full...
August 18, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, August 17, 2022) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 32 weeks of traffic data for 2022 (ending Aug. 13). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.9% from the same point last year—with decreases in the U.S. and...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, August 15, 2022) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman expressed doubt that the four major U.S. Class I railroads could ramp up rail service and reach the service targets they laid out by December. Full story: Freight...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 15, 2022) “To date, steps by Class I railroads to boost hiring and other measures have not translated into meaningful service improvements,” the American Chemistry Council (ACC) told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in an update...
August 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KAKE, August 15, 2022) WEST WICHITA, Kan. — After years of being blocked in their homes by trains for hours on end, a small Butler County neighborhood says that no matter what they do or who they call, nothing ever changes. Full story:...
August 12, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, Hi-Viz, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, August 11, 2022) The union-management pot, which is normally set on simmer, is boiling over at the big four U.S. Class I railroads. And it’s prompting railroaders — even those with 10, 15, or 20 years of experience —...
August 12, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, August 11, 2022 EAST GALESBURG, Ill. — The State Street railroad crossing in East Galesburg remains closed until further notice after a BNSF freight train carrying 18 cars derailed here Aug. 2. Full story: Galesburg...
August 12, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 10, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 6, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,526...
August 11, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, August 8, 2022) Bailey Yard workers are more prone to give up on railroading after three years of layoffs followed by COVID-19, a North Platte rail union leader told an AFL-CIO virtual “town hall” last week. Mike Gage, president of...
