March 30, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 29, 2022) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced on March 29 that its Board of Directors has authorized a new program for the repurchase of up to $10 billion of its common stock beginning April 1, 2022. The...
March 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The trade group representing grain producers says severe delays on BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific have forced its members to shut down flour mills as well as feed mills that produce food...
March 25, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: World-Grain.com, March 25, 2022) ARLINGTON, Va. — Congestion and poor service on the nation’s railroads are symptoms of a network problem affecting entire regions, at times preventing feed deliveries to US livestock producers without backup suppliers. That...
March 25, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 19, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 499,362...
March 24, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, March 23, 2022) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 11 weeks of rail traffic data for 2022 (ending March 19). Total carload and intermodal traffic fell 4% in North America—dropping 2.6% in the U.S. and 10.2% in Canada,...
March 23, 2022 | 2-man Crews, News, PSR
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 23 — A video of BLET President Dennis Pierce’s recent testimony before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous materials is now available. The 13-minute video is a condensed version of the entire hearing, which shows...
March 18, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 17, 2022) U.S. railroads logged a 4.7% decrease in volumes for the week ending March 12 compared with the same period in 2021, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Full story: Progressive...
March 15, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: The Guardian, March 14, 2022) LONDON — One locomotive engineer in BNSF’s Great Plains Region claimed they had to push back a medical procedure for a chronic illness to the summer, when they have vacation time off scheduled, as they would have used nearly all...
March 15, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: The Load Star, March 14, 2022) LONDON — The large North American railways cannot shake off accusations of profiteering from supply chain congestion. Like ocean carriers, they have allegedly raised and imposed demurrage fees to boost profits. Full story: The...
March 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 11, 2022) U.S. Class Is employed 111,754 people in mid-January, down 2.4% from December 2021 and down 1.5% compared with employment during the same period a year ago, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. All...
