Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 29, as well as volumes for June 2019. U.S. railroads originated 1,023,394 carloads in June 2019, down 5.3%, or 57,173 carloads, from June 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,075,974 containers and trailers in June […]
CHARLESTON, W.V. — The West Virginia Port Authority is moving forward to find a lessee for one of the state’s intermodal facilities in anticipation of possibly auctioning the facility off or selling it. At a meeting Tuesday, the West Virginia Port Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the board chairman to begin […]
PORT HURON, Mich. — Cleanup continues after a Friday derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada, which resulted in a spill of more than 13,000 gallons of sulfuric acid. The Port Huron Times Herald reported Saturday afternoon crews were preparing to pump out the spilled acid after removing other cars […]
FRA Deputy Administrator Quintin Kendall Federal Railroad Administration website WASHINGTON — Quintin Kendall is now the deputy administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration. An FRA representative alerted media to the appointment in a late Thursday email notice. Before assuming the No. 2 spot at FRA, Kendall was CSX Transportation’s vice president for government and community […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will begin rolling out its new TOP21 operating plan on Friday. “The first phase of train plan changes in TOP21 predominantly affects the merchandise service,” NS says in a service alert. “While these changes are not expected to result in service disruptions, NS will have an internal command center in […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 22. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,116 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.8% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending June 22 were 257,836 […]
Surface Transportation Board data Employment at U.S. Class I railroads has fallen 4% since February 2017, the month before E. Hunter Harrison began implementing Precision Scheduled Railroading at CSX Transportation. Harrison’s efficiency-driven operating model has since spread to Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and Kansas City Southern, making additional workforce reductions likely through the end of […]
A Union Pacific container train leaves the Port of Los Angeles in March 2016. The port’s executive director says tariffs on Chinese goods will affect 64% of container volume at the port. TRAINS: David Lassen A westbound BNSF intermodal train passes through Hinsdale, Ill., on June 22, 2019. BNSF and UP have reported lower container […]
Train length is an issue that Congress is interested in. These Union Pacific trains are meeting at Nunn, Colo. Trains: Jim Wrinn WASHINGTON — During an at times testy hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, congress members peppered Federal Railroad Administration administrator Ron Batory about Precision Scheduled Railroading, Positive Train Control, and the recently dismissed crew […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 15. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,989 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending June 15 were […]
ALBANY, Ore. — The Oregon House of Representatives has passed a bill to increase the state’s readiness for oil-train derailments, years after neighboring states passed similar legislation, the Oregonian reports. The bill allows the state to charge up to $20 on each oil tank car entering or loaded in the state, plus a small fee […]
Cheyenne, Wyo. – Wasatch Railroad Contractors is marking 20 years of service in 2019. “Twenty Years! It is so hard to believe,” Chairman and CEO John Rimmasch says. “You watch other companies celebrate the same milestone and wonder if you will ever make it, but here we are! From our humble beginnings serving the amusement […]
