Canadian Pacific train derailment causes huge fire
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is reporting that a Canadian Pacific train derailed and caught on fire around 6 a.m. ET today in the village of Guernsey, Sask., which is located about 65
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is reporting that a Canadian Pacific train derailed and caught on fire around 6 a.m. ET today in the village of Guernsey, Sask., which is located about 65
Norfolk Southern reports that one of its trains derailed this morning in Bound Brook, N.J. Here is the service alert issued by the railroad:
Politico is reporting that there will be a hearing on railroad grade crossing safety in the House today, and representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Norfolk Southern, Operation Lifesaver, and some from
Regional Rail is set to acquire Carolina Coastal Railway Inc. pending approval from the Surface Transportation Board. Regional Rail is owned by private equity firm 3i and operates short-line railroads and rail-related
CN is pleased to announce that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) union that represents the company’s train conductors and yard crews in Canada has ratified its
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is hosting a free-of-charge Track & Roadway Workplace Safety Symposium, its first collaborative safety gathering tailored to the industry’s track maintenance and construction groups.
Norfolk Southern announced today that in 2019 the company worked with 77 businesses that opened new or expanded facilities on its rail lines, supporting the economic growth and vitality of communities across
According to the Association of American Railroads, PTC is up and running on over 98 percent of the Class 1 rail mileage required by law to have it. Here is a AAR
Canadian National today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced its fourth-quarter results, including record revenues of $2.07 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”‘) of 57.0 percent, improved diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $4.82 and record
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results.
There is no color to the Red Line in Charlotte, N.C. That is because it currently does not exist, even though plans were sketched out for the 25-mile route more than two
This week, RT&S filed two reports on the calls for an outside police agency to reopen the investigation into the Canadian Pacific derailment and crash that occurred on Sept. 4, 2019 near Field,
Following up on a story we posted yesterday about families of those killed in the Kicking Horse River CP derailment and crash on Feb. 4, 2019 near Field, B.C., the Teamsters Canada
A Canadian Pacific grain train consisting of 112 cars and three locomotives derailed and crashed into the Kicking Horse River on Feb. 4, 2019. The wreck killed the three crew members on
You never know which areas under the earth’s crust are without any filling. Officials in southern California have received a warning over the last few months that the ground beneath a key
FreightWaves is reporting that Class 1 rail employment in December 2019, 131,486 workers, was the lowest number since January 2012. This data was provided by the Surface Transportation Board. These numbers represent
Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2019 fourth quarter net income of $1.4 billion, or $2.02 per diluted share. This compares to $1.6 billion, or $2.12 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter
The site of a long inactive creosote processing facility in Houston’s Fifth Ward, owned by Union Pacific for the past twenty years, was the center of discussion at a recent community meeting.
FreightWaves reports that groups of Canadian grain shippers are trying to figure out how the government can ensure grain shipments can continue in the event of a strike like the one against