Rail traffic continues downward trend
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 27, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,498 carloads and intermodal units,
Loram appoints Lynn Kelley to board
Loram Holdings Inc. announced today that Lynn Kelley, Ph.D., is joining its Board of Directors. Kelley has strong experience in operational excellence, supply chain management, quality management, procurement, logistics, and international business,
Karl Alexy named FRA chief safety officer
Karl Alexy has been named the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). He was most recently the FRA’s Deputy Associate Administrator for Railroad
Sale of New Hampshire short-liner goes bust
Short line railroad company New England Southern is going to keep its name … for now.
Senate Commerce Committee reviews PTC status tomorrow
Rail freight industry representatives and other officials will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee tomorrow, Wednesday, July 31, to brief lawmakers on the status of Positive Train Control (PTC) technology implementation on
CN moving grain at record pace
Class 1 railroad company CN announced on July 29 that it moved more Canadian grain during the 2018-2019 crop year than ever before and set multiple new records despite the restrictions on
Amtrak train hits truck at grade crossing, killing driver
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that an Amtrak train was involved in a grade crossing accident in University Park, a south suburban area of Chicago. The accident occurred yesterday (Sunday) at around
FRA proposes recording equipment for passenger trains
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing to require the installation of inward- and outward-facing locomotive image recording devices on all lead locomotives in passenger trains, and that these devices record while
Canadian National and General Motors strengthen partnership
Canadian National Railway announced today that it has reached a new multiyear agreement with General Motors for the transportation of finished vehicles and assembly parts. GM will also be the first customer
Shippers meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss PSR
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a rail transportation roundtable with shippers yesterday to discuss the problems facing farmers, manufacturers and energy companies stemming from the implementation of precision scheduled
Caltrans releases funds to improve transit, help low-income sectors
Continuing efforts to reduce the transportation sector’s impact on the environment, Caltrans has announced $146 million from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, or LCTOP, will go to 180 local mass transit
Charges against Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian dropped again
In May 2015, over four years ago, Amtrak locomotive engineer Brandon Bostian, piloting Amtrak train number 188, a Northeast Regional train, lost “situational awareness,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
BART names new general manager
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Robert Powers to take over as BART’s 10th General Manager. Powers, a professional engineer with more than 20 years
Amtrak to offer Acela Nonstop
Amtrak announced today it will offer a new service, Acela Nonstop, direct service between Washington, D.C. Union Station and New York Penn Station. The service will begin on Monday, September 23, and
Metra, Amtrak spar over rent at Chicago Union Station
In business, one often needs a scorecard to keep up with who pays who for what. In the case of Metra’s use of Chicago Union Station, Amtrak owns the station and Metra
Rail traffic down again last week
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 20, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,010 carloads and intermodal units,
BART moving in right direction with RR funds
So far Measure RR is delivering top grade results for BART transit in the San Francisco Bay area. That’s according to a new report by the Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee, which
Norfolk Southern posts record Q2 results for 2019
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported second-quarter financial results.
Canadian National reports record Q2 results for 2019
Canadian National Railway reported record second-quarter financial results for 2019.
NTSB: CSX, workers responsible for South Carolina wreck
What was once a bad week for CSX has now turned into a bad month.