Remote-controlled CSX train derails in Cincinnati
An area where a train derailed on Jan. 24 is still being cleaned. A remote-controlled CSX train derailed on a railroad bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Residents called in a butane leak, but
An area where a train derailed on Jan. 24 is still being cleaned. A remote-controlled CSX train derailed on a railroad bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Residents called in a butane leak, but
Last week, one day after President Biden’s inauguration, Transportation Secretary-designate Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and presidential candidate during the Democratic primaries in 2020, appeared before the Senate
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) reported strong fourth quarter and full year 2020 results, despite significant operating and economic challenges. Fourth Quarter 2020 Fourth quarter revenues were $693.4 million, a decrease of
An Alton and Southern Railway train has derailed in Fairmont City, Ill., blocking traffic on Highway 3. The accident happened at 11:45 p.m. on Jan. 21. Crews were still working on the
CSX Corp. [yesterday] announced fourth quarter 2020 net earnings of $760 million, or $0.99 per share. These results include a charge of $48 million, or $0.05 per share after-tax, related to the
Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2020 fourth quarter net income of $1.4 billion, or $2.05 per diluted share. These results include a previously announced $278 million pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge. Excluding the
It’s looking good for a pair of regional intermodal projects in Oregon. The Oregon Transportation Commission is expected to give the OK on Jan. 21 during a videoconference. Each project will receive
AAR President and CEO Ian Jefferies issued the following statement congratulating Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris on their inauguration. “Congratulations to President Biden and Vice President Harris. Our new President and
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 16, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,547 carloads and intermodal units,
FreightWaves is reporting that the medical data and information of some number of Norfolk Southern and UPS employees was hacked and leaked as part of a ransomware attack on a provider of
The coastal bluffs of Del Mar are a little bit stronger today. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board announced phase 4 of stabilization efforts is now complete. The work involved
MOW union demanding more safety precautions at Union Pacific during pandemic, but judge rules it can’t strike Price of Sound Transit projects expand more than 50 percent ‘Beyond comprehension’: Contractor of California’s
Railway Age’s 58th Railroader of the Year, Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel, talks with Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono about his career, and his mission at CP, in this audio version of
The January issue of RT&S contains the annual State of the Industry report as well as a feature on jointless track circuits. Product roundups on rail flaw detection and vegetation management also
Residents of Del Mar are walking all over a plan by the North County Transit District (NCTD) that would help prevent trespassing on railroad tracks. The NCTD wants to build a 1.4-mile-long,
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 9, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,253 carloads and intermodal units,
Pennsylvania’s Transportation Commission has approved $31.3 million for 26 rail improvement projects across the state. Gov. Tom Wolf says the work will create or sustain 200 jobs in Pennsylvania. “Investing in our
A federal judge is rejecting a strike order by one of Union Pacific’s bigger unions. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division threatened to walk off the job last month due
Norfolk Southern’s “digital transformation” initiatives now include rulebooks, bulletins, special instructions, and other “mission-critical documents” that the railroad’s more-than 8,000 T&E (Train and Engine) workers—conductors, engineers and other field operating personnel—are required
NTSB again stresses need for increased protection of high-hazard flammable material tankers, citing two recent derailments ‘Deeply troubled’ Transportation Secretary Chao resigns following D.C. violence Mexican freight train carrying automobiles derailed by