April 28, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 27, 2022) HOUSTON — Widespread railroad service problems in the US could sideline 10% of the nation’s commercial trucking fleet because of fuel and additives supply disruptions, specifically for diesel exhaust fluid,...
April 28, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 23, 2022, came in at 498,011 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.4% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on April 27. This is...
April 28, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, April 27, 2022) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (the “Company”) today announced first-quarter operating results. In light of the financial complexity of acquiring Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) into...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on April 27 released a first-quarter 2022 operating metrics report card: crew starts were down 5% from the prior-year period; active locomotives were up 1%; train weight and length were up 5% and 4%,...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, April 27, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern is preparing to launch the next stage of its streamlined operational plan, with improving intermodal and bulk moves being the target, executives said during the company’s first-quarter...
April 27, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, News, NS, PSR, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — In San Diego today, members of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board, National President Dennis Pierce, and numerous other special guests rallied by a mobile billboard that is part of the union’s outreach campaign demanding that...
April 27, 2022 | News, PSR, Take Action
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — BLET members and their families are urged to alert the White House and their members of Congress about the dangerous attendance policies imposed by Class I freight railroads by using the BLET’s new legislative outreach platform — “Take...
April 27, 2022 | News, PSR, STB
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — BLET National Vice President Mark L. Wallace testified yesterday on behalf of the BLET at a hearing before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board titled “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service.” STB announced on April 7 that it would hold...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: The Load Star, April 26, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) is getting impatient with the large rail carriers and has issued a ‘notice of proposed rule-making’ in a bid to speed up solutions to service delays. According to the...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Ink Free News, April 26, 2022) ELKHART, Ind. — Some Elkhart County officials are speaking out against Norfolk Southern about the increased number of trains blocking traffic in and around New Paris. Elkhart County Commissioner Brad Rogers and Jackson Township...
