June 20, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Click2Houston, June 17, 2022) HOUSTON — Workers like Jesse Torres, along with people going to school or work are forced to wait sometimes past eight hours as 100 trains a day from three different railroad companies block intersections, blow loud horns and...
June 17, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 11, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,295...
June 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, June 14, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board is criticizing the four major U.S. Class I railroads for not providing enough pertinent information on their rail service recovery plans, and it is asking the railroads to supplement what they...
June 16, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 15, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. freight rail traffic dipped again in Week 23, compared with the prior-year period, as carloads were down 2.8% and intermodal fell 4.4%, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported for the week ending June...
June 15, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 13, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board, making clear its unhappiness with service recovery plans filed by the four largest U.S. Class I railroads, will require those railroads to correct deficiencies in service...
June 10, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 8, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 4, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 475,513 carloads...
June 9, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2022) Overall on-time performance for the big four U.S. Class I railroads has fallen from a pre-pandemic average of 85% to just 67% in the last week of May 2022, as crew shortages continue to plague rail service. The extent of the...
June 9, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 8, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. Class I railroads hauled 475,513 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending June 4, 2022, falling 2.8% from the prior-year period. This is based on 225,274 carloads — down 1.0% from 2021 — and 250,239...
June 8, 2022 | Headlines, Ports, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 6, 2022) NEW YORK — Widely reported excess freight from China due to shutdowns appears over-hyped, and a potential upcoming backlog (which is expected to arrive in the last week of June) is likely from inventory pull-forward, equipment...
June 7, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: The Load Star, June 7, 2022) CSX is turning away business. The Class I rail company is struggling to meet demand, acknowledged CEO Jim Foote. He blamed the problems on shortages in manpower, saying that the company has struggled to recruit sufficient staff....
