June 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2023) We hosted a June 15 call with Marty Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, on Thursday. We see a reciprocal switching ruling well before year-end, and a bottleneck ruling potentially in 2024. Rail service continues...
June 9, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 8, 2023) The number of vessels due to dock at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is increasing as labor slowdowns at West Coast port terminals have impacted supply chain operations, from trucks to rails and ocean carriers. Full story:...
June 5, 2023 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, June 2, 2023) Leaders of the Class I freight rail companies seem to agree they must repair rifts with their employees, customers and the communities they serve in order to usher in “a new era in railroading.” According to a report from Freight...
June 2, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 31, 2023) For the first 21 weeks of 2023 (ending May 27), total U.S. weekly rail traffic dipped 4.1% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) May 31 report. Both Canada and the U.S. saw...
May 31, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 30, 2023) Railroads have to mend frayed relationships with customers, employees, Congress, and regulators, CSX Transportation CEO Joe Hinrichs told a shipper conference last week. A number of recent factors have helped perpetuate negative...
May 31, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 26, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman told a shipper conference that Class I railroad behavior over the past few years – mass layoffs, crew shortages, and poor service – may require a new approach to...
May 26, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2023) The Class I railroads are still far under the employment levels needed to provide exceptional rail service, let alone grow network capacity, an attorney representing seven freight rail unions argued in a Monday filing to the...
May 26, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 25, 2023) A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the common carrier obligation. Full story: Freight Waves
May 23, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 19, 2023) While rail service has improved for agricultural and grain shippers in 2023 compared with last year, ongoing service issues warrant continued attention and regulatory action, rail shippers are telling the Surface Transportation...
May 23, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Train Length
(Source: WPXI, May 22, 2023) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — People who live in Bridgewater Borough say the railroad tracks along Mulberry Street are dangerous because sometimes trains are stopped for two, three, four, or even six hours at a time and if a first responder can’t get...
