December 15, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, December 14, 2022) Several shippers told federal regulators Tuesday that they don’t believe the railroads are meeting the common carrier obligation because of the service issues they’ve encountered in the past year, including an increased use...
December 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: CNBC, December 13, 2022) The strike was averted, but tensions between unions and class I freight railroads continue to run high. Under scrutiny at a two-day hearing before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board is Union Pacific’s use of embargoes to clear up...
December 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: BNN Bloomberg, December 13, 2022) Shippers urged the US railroad regulator to create more competition in the industry during hearings in which Union Pacific Corp. was called to explain a spike in service restrictions. Full story: BNN...
December 9, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 7, 2022) Trade groups representing chemical manufacturers, mining companies, energy producers, and agricultural interests, plus several individual shippers, and railroad labor unions all plan to participate in next week’s Surface...
November 29, 2022 | Headlines, Shippers, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 29, 2022) A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the Surface Transportation Board to appoint representatives of the coal industry to the board’s Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. Full story:...
November 16, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Shippers
(Source: CNBC, November 16, 2022) The U.S. chemical manufacturing industry is one of the largest users of freight rail, shipping more than 33,000 carloads per week, and it is forecasting billions of dollars in economic damage if a labor deal isn’t reached between rail...
November 10, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 9, 2022) J.B. Hunt executives see the potential for major growth with partner BNSF Railway next year thanks to rival Schneider shifting its intermodal business to Union Pacific. Full story: Trains Magazine
November 8, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: AgriNews, November 6, 2022) As railroad corporations and railroad labor unions continue to clash at the bargaining table, industries, including agriculture, have long had challenges with rail service, reliability and availability. Full story:...
November 4, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 4, 2022) Agricultural shippers have urged Congress to prevent a national railroad strike or lockout, which they said would have “devastating consequences to our national and global food security.” Full story: Trains...
October 27, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: The Fence Post, October 27, 2022) Total grain rail cars loaded and billed dropped in the third quarter of 2022 from 398,000 cars in quarter two to 351,000 cars in quarter three. This 47,000-car difference, though drastic, is about half the drop that occurred...
