September 28, 2021 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, September 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amit Bose, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, took on questions about automated track inspection, crew sizes, hazardous materials transportation, and port congestion, among other...
September 28, 2021 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 24, 2021) PORTLAND, Maine — Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Robert Primus said railroads need to improve servicer in order to regain traffic lost to trucks over the years. Full story: Trains Magazine
September 24, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 22, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 18, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
September 24, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Bloomberg, September 23, 2021) LOS ANGELES — To understand why more than 100 container ships are waiting to enter U.S. ports from Southern California to Savannah, Georgia, it helps to keep tabs on the congestion that’s building at another key junction of...
September 10, 2021 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 9, 2021) CHICAGO — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman stepped up his criticism of Class I railroads on Wednesday, saying the industry’s drive for ever-increasing profits resulted in a loss of market share to...
