June 9, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2022) Overall on-time performance for the big four U.S. Class I railroads has fallen from a pre-pandemic average of 85% to just 67% in the last week of May 2022, as crew shortages continue to plague rail service. The extent of the...
June 9, 2022 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 8, 2022) Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are teaming up to deliver Hapag-Lloyd international containers from the Port of Virginia to destinations on the West Coast. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 8, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 7, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has lowered its financial expectations for this year in light of rising fuel prices, inflation, and the impact of its sluggish operations. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 3, 2022 | News, Obituary, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 3 — A BLET member is being remembered as a hero after giving his life to help save a group of small children from drowning on May 28, 2022. BLET member Zackary T. Stine, age 36, of Division 182 (North Little Rock, Ark.), bravely and selflessly...
May 27, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: KNOP, May 26, 2022) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — An eastbound Union Pacific train carrying coal from Wyoming derailed around 7:30 a.m. Thursday about two miles southeast of Gothenburg. The Union Pacific Railroad said about 30 coal cars derailed. No injuries have been...
May 26, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, May 25, 2022) NEW YORK — BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP) have answered the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) call to submit service recovery plans—identifying the steps they will take to clear congestion and improve...
May 25, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, Hi-Viz, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Commentary published by Material Handling & Logistics, May 24, 2022) In our current era, supporting the mental health of employees has become as vital to the success of a business as is assuring their physical health and safety. Employers have become...
May 24, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The four largest U.S. Class I railroads have told federal regulators that their conductor training programs and hiring pipelines are full as they try to restore service to normal levels amid widespread crew...
May 24, 2022 | Headlines, KCS, Mexico, UP
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, May 23, 2022) LAREDO, Texas — Just as commercial vehicles saw a record number, trains also had a record month as Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroad pulled a record 26,177 cars full of imports across the Rio Grande. Full...
May 20, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Market Watch, May 19, 2022) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average took another deep dive Thursday, with the biggest drag shifting to the index’s railroad components after downgrades at Citigroup, which cited concerns over a deceleration of demand....
