April 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Michigan Farm News, April 15, 2022) The U.S. railway system, long considered a cost-effective and reliable way to get agricultural inputs and commodities to their destination, are not immune to the post-pandemic supply chain logistical challenges and service...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2022) NEW YORK — Joining organizations like the National Grain and Feed Association, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) has a sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board demanding that railroads take their lumps for service...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 13, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled a hearing for April 26-27 in response to a letter sent by the National Grain and Feed Association about worsening rail service. The March 24 letter has gotten...
April 13, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 12, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The spring meeting of the North East Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS) saw three Class I railroads seeking to persuade rail shippers and other stakeholders that they are working hard to improve rail...
April 13, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Associated Press, April 12, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they...
April 13, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 12, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s evidentiary hearing in the Amtrak Gulf Coast case that began last week will continue this and next week, the board announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
April 13, 2022 | AFL-CIO, News, PSR, STB, TTD
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 13 — In an April 11 letter, the President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), called upon the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to address deteriorating service quality provided by U.S. Class I railroads. Deterioration of...
April 12, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The trade group representing ethanol producers has told federal regulators that its members are experiencing significant rail service delays and disruptions that could lead to higher gasoline prices. Full...
April 12, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 11, 2022) BALTIMORE, Md. — Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel doesn’t expect a traffic density data issue to delay the overall timeline for regulatory review of the CP-Kansas City Southern merger. Full story: Trains...
April 11, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by David Peter Alan, April 8, 2022) NEW YORK — I’m sure that many people my age (I’m in my 70s) remember the “can do” attitude of the railroads from our youth, so many decades ago. Today, two of the nation’s seven Class I railroads...
