Global supply chain issues creating a mess; Biden says Port of Los Angeles will now operate 24 hours/day
Shortages of goods threaten fulfillment of consumer needs and spark fears of inflation.
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Coldwater, Mich., helps fund ‘imperative’ rail improvement project
The city of Coldwater, Mich., will be using just over $300,000 of its Capital Improvement Fund to pay for a portion of 10.1 miles of rail line improvement.
Short Line Safety Institute releases new resources
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has published several new online resources designed to address identified opportunities for improving safety culture on short line railroads.
Rail Group On Air: Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey talk PSR, growing top and bottom lines
Everything you need to know about Precision Scheduled Railroading—how it got started, who started it and why, its promises and principles, and what it has become, for better or for worse—is here in this discussion featuring two of PSR’s “founding fathers,” Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey, who have more than 75 years of combined railroading experience.
Homeland Security chief announces plans to implement new rail and rail transit cybersecurity directive
Cybersecurity continues to be a major threat to the integrity and stability of our nation’s railroad network, and the Department of Homeland Security is planning for the future.
OmniTrax and economic development organizations working to bring new companies and jobs to Alabama
OmniTrax is making a major effort to work with economic development organizations in the state to bring new industry and jobs to Alabama.
Rail construction issues drizzle on chocolate factory development site
A lot of people have a problem with chocolate. In Wisconsin, chocolate is having a problem with people.
Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled
The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.
New railyard in S.D. will triple capacity, make it the largest on short line route
A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche, S.D., in honor of its newly planned railway expansion.
Wheeling & Lake Erie receives grant for bridge
On September 15, 2021, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved grant funding to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WLE) in the amount of $125,000 to improve the clearance of a railroad bridge over a state route in Tuscarawas County.