July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age analysis by Jim Blaze, July 1, 2022) NEW YORK — The four largest U.S. freight railroad companies—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific—all reported, per the request of the Surface Transportation Board, supplemental information about their...
July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, July 5, 2022) The second half of 2022 is underway, and freight rail stakeholders will be watching over the next several weeks and months how the railroads untangle service issues that seemed to be persisting through June, according to data...
July 1, 2022 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, PSR, STB, TTD
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 30, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leader of a federation of rail and other unions has written a group of U.S. senators asking that Congress give the Surface Transportation Board more power to enforce railroads’ common-carrier obligations...
July 1, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 29, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 25, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 493,374...
June 30, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 29, 2022) NEW YORK — For the week ending June 25, 2022 (Week 25), U.S. rail traffic was 493,374 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.4% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported June 29. Class I...
June 30, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Ports, PSR
(Source: Progressive Farmer, June 27, 2022) Rail and port workers in the U.S. and Canada are in the midst of contract negotiations, and a failure to come to an agreement could be a disaster for West Coast ports and railroads. Currently, there are three major...
June 30, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Television station KFYR, June 29, 2022) BISMARCK, N.D. — Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has been addressing a Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railway backlog in North Dakota. BNSF’s backlog in the Peace Garden State is at 2,752 cars, which is down 3,600 cars from...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, PSR
(Source: Fulton Sun, June 29, 2022) One of Missouri’s busiest railroad lines is shut down after an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and derailed Monday afternoon, killing four people. The incident and subsequent investigation has potential to delay supply...
June 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 29, 2022) On July 1, Oakland is reducing the tariff-free time from seven days to four days to reduce congestion on its marine terminal, and may raise penalties for containers that sit for too long. Full story: CNBC
June 28, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s decision to meter a broad range of carload traffic bound for California beginning next week is aimed at preventing congestion from worsening on the busy Southern Transcon during the Fourth of...
