July 20, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 16, 2022) Similar to the massive fluctuations in the U.S. stock market over the past few months, there have been colossal highs and lows in the North American intermodal sector of late. The developments impacting Class Is can be...
July 20, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: Reuters, July 13, 2022) LOS ANGELES — Railroads and importers must remove cargo that is stacking up at the nation’s busiest seaport in Los Angeles to avoid exacerbating supply chain congestion, the port chief said on Wednesday. Full story:...
July 12, 2022 | Headlines, Ports, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Railway Age, July 9, 2022) NEW YORK — Compared with the intense examination to which Class I freight railroads have been subjected by the Surface Transportation Board and other industry stakeholders, dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic was a relatively...
July 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: The Real News Network, July 7, 2022) System shocks, such as the war in Ukraine and a raging pandemic, have provided a ready-made culprit for delays and disruptions all along the U.S. supply chain. Missing from the equation, though, are the rail carriers...
July 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, July 8, 2022) Rail congestion from Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BNSF and Union Pacific, the railroads servicing the West Coast ports, is getting worse and slowing down container processing at the nation’s largest port complex. Sixty percent of all...
July 8, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 6, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 2, 2022, as well as volumes for June 2022. U.S. railroads originated...
July 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, July 6, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 500,285 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week in 2021. This is the 19th consecutive week that total traffic has declined. (Total traffic gains were last...
July 6, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Railway Age, July 5, 2022) NEW YORK — We’re now in the second half of 2022, when the four major U.S. Class I’s have committed to turning their operations around, but the current state of play is not encouraging. Full story: Railway...
July 5, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 5, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has directed Union Pacific to continue providing priority service and reports on that service for a California feed and poultry company under an emergency order issued in June....
July 5, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 1, 2022) Surface Transportation Board members and other federal officials continue to hear from rail shippers and other rail industry stakeholders about ongoing freight-rail service issues and the supply-chain crisis. This week,...
