Norfolk Southern experienced a derailment near Cincinnati this morning. Shortly afterward, the railroad released the following service alert: “A derailment of manifest train 196-24 occurred west of Cincinnati, OH this morning at
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 14, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,462 carloads and intermodal units,
Editor’s Note: We have reproduced the FRA’s report, released this morning, regarding the status of PTC implementation on the required railroad mileage in the United States. The report devotes a paragraph to
Yesterday, we ran a story about a Norfolk Southern derailment in Atlanta on Sunday night. Late yesterday, NS released the following update to their statement: “It has been confirmed that a member
Norfolk Southern experienced a derailment last night on its mainline that heads west from Atlanta, then splits at Austell, Ga., with one line going north to Chattanooga and the other going west
Today the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) launched its first online program for hazardous materials training with five stand-alone educational videos that provide an overview of key elements of the Hazardous Materials
On Nov. 2, RT&S reported on a Norfolk Southern derailment that occurred on October 30 near Salem, Va., spilling coal into the Roanoke River and destroying the rail bridge over the river.
Update on 11/18/2020 RT&S ran this story one week ago today, which was Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada. Since then, we’ve learned that the American Short Line
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 7, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,028 carloads and intermodal units,
BNSF recently reported its financial results for Q3 2020. Revenue was down 14.4 percent compared to Q3 2019 (bad) and the operating ratio was down to 59.7 percent compared to 62.6 percent
