Archive for June 2018
BNSF asks for two-year delay on PTC implementation, and says it’s the fault of others
(Source: Freight Waves, June 16, 2018) NEW YORK — Two days before the chief federal rail regulator was scheduled to hold a big meeting to talk about positive train control with the nation’s railroads, one of the biggest dropped a bombshell. Full story: Freight Waves Monday, June 25, 2018
Read MoreBNSF estimates 230,000 gallons of oil spilled into Little Rock River
(Source: Sioux City Journal, June 23, 2018) DOON, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds paid a visit Saturday to local authorities tasked with cleaning up some 230,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the Little Rock River near Doon early Friday morning from a derailed BNSF train. Full story: Sioux City Journal Monday, June 25, 2018
Read MoreTeamsters join legal challenge to presidential executive orders that impair union and employee rights
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joined with 12 other labor unions in bringing a lawsuit to stop the implementation of three executive orders issued by the President on May 25. Two of the orders impair long-established federal labor relations procedures by limiting…
Read MoreU.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…
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