Rail employment hits new low in November
Freightwaves is reporting that Surface Transportation Board data indicates that November 2019 Class 1 employment totals were 133,225, or 10.6% lower than November 2018.
Freightwaves is reporting that Surface Transportation Board data indicates that November 2019 Class 1 employment totals were 133,225, or 10.6% lower than November 2018.
Canadian Pacific has closed the transaction related to the acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (“CMQ”). The acquisition of CMQ in the U.S. remains subject to Surface Transportation Board approval.
Miller Ingenuity was recently selected to supply ZoneGuard, their electronic roadway worker protection system, to two California transit agencies, San Diego Trolley and San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI). Additionally, ZoneGuard has been
Freightwaves is reporting that the purchase of the Genesee & Wyoming by affiliates of GIC and Brookfield Infrastructure is now complete. Genesee & Wyoming’s Chief Executive Officer, Jack Hellman, said “this transaction
Norfolk, Va. station 13ABCNewsNow reports that a Norfolk Southern train crew, operating a train through Suffolk, Va., got sick after their train past through some sort of mist. Firefighters found two sick
The Times Herald-Record is reporting that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing the leaders of his state to take another look at true high-speed rail for the state, and how it
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has established a new, dedicated webpage for the public and law enforcement to report blocked highway-rail grade crossings.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced issuance of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to promote safety innovation and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens. The first proposal would update the current Track
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) last week announced a new pilot program to expedite long-term, low-cost loans for America’s short line and regional freight railroads. The Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Financing
Union Pacific recently completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, activating its final track segment. The technology is now implemented on all the company’s federally mandated rail lines, including required passenger train routes.
The Canadian news agency, CBC, is reporting that Canadian farmers, hammered by the week-long strike at Canadian National by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, is looking to federal government regulation
WSAZ News Channel 3 is reporting that a CSX employee was struck and killed by a moving train near Parkersburg, W.Va., which is in Wood county. The accident occurred around 4 p.m.
CN is pleased to announce that its movement of Canadian grain is back to pre-strike pace after recovering from the 8-day strike that occurred in November.
According to nj.com, liquified natural gas can now be shipped to a Delaware River port in southern New Jersey from a fracking site in Pennsylvania. This comes after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
In the decades-long battle between public transportation and the private automobile in metropolitan Atlanta, the private automobile has been the clear winner. Significant road construction has occurred, and ridership on public transportation
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 517,130 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending December 7
According to news reports from from local media, an audit by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer takes issue with Bombardier Transportation’s long-delayed contract with the New York MTA for 300 new
Union Pacific yesterday announced a new Marketing and Sales organizational structure, consolidating its business groups from four to three: Bulk, Industrial and Premium. The changes are effective Jan. 1.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and its Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) today accepted a report from the MBTA Safety Review Panel that offers 34 recommendations with 61 corrective actions
A little more than a month ago, RT&S ran Railway Age Editor-in-Chief Bill Vantuono’s story on concerns about the Chinese government subsidizing its companies engaged in building railcars for transit agencies, which threatens