February 18, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 16, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 12, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 17, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 16, 2022) NEW YORK — For the week ending Feb. 12, 2022, U.S. rail traffic was up 5% over the same week last year; total carloads came in 11.9% higher while intermodal volume continued its downward trend, dipping 0.4%, according to the...
February 11, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 9, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 5, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 458,152...
February 10, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 9, 2022) NEW YORK — For the first five weeks of 2022, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,120,551 carloads, dipping 3.1% from the same point last year; and 1,241,309 intermodal units, dropping 14% from 2021. Total combined...
February 9, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, February 8, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Labor availability is the key issue that needs to be addressed in order to restore fluidity in the supply chain, Union Pacific CFO Jennifer Hamann said at a Stifel investor conference on Tuesday. Full...
February 8, 2022 | BNSF, News, PSR, SMART-TD
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (February 8) — Yesterday, the BLET and SMART-TD filed their oppositions to BNSF’s request for the court to convert the January 25, 2022, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) into a preliminary injunction. The unions each filed for their own preliminary...
February 7, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: The American Prospect, February 4, 2022) NEW YORK — When the Union Pacific Railroad closed its Global 3 Intermodal Ramp outside of Chicago in 2019, Union Pacific marketing executive Kenny Rocker promised that closing the facility would bring “more consistent,...
February 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 4, 2022) U.S. freight railroads’ traffic was down 9.5% in January, with decreases reported in both carload and intermodal categories compared with the same month last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
February 4, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 2, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 29, 2022, as well as volumes for January 2022. U.S. railroads...
February 4, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines, PSR
(Source: WHYY.org, February 2, 2022) PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area transit repairs are facing delays as SEPTA confronts the supply chain issues that have also affected many local businesses and households. Full story: WHYY.org
