ELKHART, Ind. — Newly installed cameras that automatically feed real-time information to a website are helping first responders and the general public know when trains are occupying grade crossings near the northern Indiana town of Goshen, Ind., near Elkhart. BlockedCrossings, a private company, recently installed eight cameras at intersections in and south of Goshen, Ind., […]
HOUSTON — The mayor of Houston says the city will build a pedestrian bridge over Union Pacific tracks where a high school student was killed earlier this week, and wants the railroad to pay for at least some of the project. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Mayor John Whitmore […]
WASHINGTON — After two weeks in which weekly U.S. rail traffic numbers showed major swings because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the latest numbers are back to normal — which is to say, showing a nominal overall increase. Statistics from the Association of American Railroads for the week ending Dec. 7 show U.S. railroads moved 520,894 […]
WASHINGTON — Genesee & Wyoming short line Central Oregon & Pacific will lease and operate nearly 28 miles of Union Pacific trackage in the Eugene, Ore., area as part of its deal to take over the Class I railroad’s local switching operations. Details about the transaction, which was announced yesterday, appeared in a regulatory filing […]
WASHINGTON – CSX has nearly completed track and signal upgrades on the former Pan Am Railways, which the Class I says has improved service and will jump-start traffic growth in New England. When CSX acquired Pan Am for $600 million in 2022, the threadbare 1,700-mile regional railroad’s former Boston & Maine and Maine Central routes […]
I recently sifted through each of the publicly traded Class I railroads’ third-quarter earnings webcasts to get a consensus on revenue and volume expectations headed into the New Year [see “What Wall Street analysts are asking …,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 6, 2024]. A consistent theme is railroads are pricing above inflation. This means that […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears to be willing to find for supporters of the Uinta Basin Railway in their appeal of a decision blocking construction of the Utah rail line — even if they have some issues with the method suggested by a lawyer for determining the adequacy of environmental reviews at the heart […]
Genesee & Wyoming short line Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad will take over local service from Union Pacific’s Eugene Yard in Oregon, in a move the railroads said will improve service for local customers. The change allows UP to reduce the number of times a railcar is handled and create greater efficiencies, while providing more […]
WASHINGTON — November rail traffic is signaling a positive outlook for the broader economy heading into 2025. Resilient consumer spending helped intermodal continue to lead all categories in November and year to date, according to the Association of American Railroads’ Freight Rail Index (FRI) released Monday, Dec. 9. Continued strong consumer demand and port activity […]
NOVI, Mich. — Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified agreements at three railroads, the union announced. Union members at the Colorado & Wyoming Railway unanimously voted in favor of the agreement, while those at the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and Norfolk & […]
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Carriers Conference announced today that the Transportation Communications Union and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen have ratified new five-year agreements. “These ratified agreements are a win for employees and the freight rail industry,” said Jeff Rodgers, chairman of the NCCC at its parent, the National Railway Labor Conference. “Employees will […]
