August 26, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 24, 2022) Class Is employed 116,407 employees in the United States as of mid-July, which represents a 0.13% increase compared with June employment levels and a 0.64% bump from July 2021 levels, according to Surface...
August 25, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 25, 2022) The parties in the dispute over Amtrak’s effort to launch Gulf Coast service have asked the Surface Transportation Board to extend the period for board-sponsored mediation by 30 days. Full story: Trains...
August 24, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, August 23, 2022) A number of chemical shippers still face significant rail service disruptions despite freight railroads’ efforts to improve, according to recent statements from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Full story: Freight...
August 23, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 22, 2022) In light of recent freight-rail service problems, the Surface Transportation Board is expressing concern about the Class Is’ ability to meet grain shipping demand during the upcoming harvest season. Full story:...
August 23, 2022 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 22, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) “inadequate” assessments of the Uinta Basin Railway project’s climate, public health and safety impacts undermine its approval of the project under the Interstate Commerce Commission...
August 19, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Radio Iowa, August 18, 2022) The Camanche City Council has turned down the settlement Canadian Pacific Railroad is offering to address far more train traffic in the area. Canadian Pacific offered Camanche $200,000, for closing two of the seven railroad...
August 18, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, August 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today announced that he has appointed, with the approval of the Board, Janie Sheng to serve as Director of the Office of...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, August 15, 2022) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman expressed doubt that the four major U.S. Class I railroads could ramp up rail service and reach the service targets they laid out by December. Full story: Freight...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 15, 2022) “To date, steps by Class I railroads to boost hiring and other measures have not translated into meaningful service improvements,” the American Chemistry Council (ACC) told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in an update...
August 16, 2022 | CN, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2022) CN states how its proposal for the divestiture of KCS track to CN between Kansas City, Missouri, and Springfield and East St. Louis, Illinois, would — in CN’s view — create greater competition through the development...
