Archive for June 14, 2018
U.S. railroads’ upward traffic trend continued in Week 23
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/14/18) U.S. rail traffic growth continued in the week ending June 9, with railroads logging 561,061 carloads and intermodal units, a 4.2 percent increase compared with the same week last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Total carloads for the week rose 2.8 percent to 271,641 units, while intermodal volume climbed…
Read MoreFTA OKs Oregon’s transit-rail safety oversight program
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/14/18) Oregon is the latest state to have its transit-rail safety oversight program certified by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Under federal law, states with transit-rail systems have to get their safety oversight programs certified by April 15, 2019. To achieve certification, a state must establish a safety oversight agency that’s financially and legally…
Read MoreCSX settles EEOC suit over physical fitness tests for $3.2 million
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation Inc. and the U.S. government asked a federal judge to approve an agreement settling sex bias allegations for $3.2 million and other relief. The government alleged that CSX’s physical abilities testing discriminated against women as a class. Full story: Transport Topics Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Read MoreBNSF files request for PTC extension due to interoperability delays with other railroads
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, June 13, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced in December 2017 that it had fully installed and was operating under Positive Train Control (PTC) on all mandated subdivisions in advance of the December 31, 2018 deadline. Today, it announced that it nonetheless submitted a request to the…
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