Archive for June 2018
USDOT names 26 proposed recipients of initial INFRA grants
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/11/2018) The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced plans to allocate nearly $1.5 billion in proposed grants for 26 projects through the new Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. INFRA grants “support the Trump Administration’s commitment to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure by creating opportunities for all levels of government and the…
Read MoreRRB issues statements of service (Form BA-6)
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 23, 2018) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. The RRB will mail the forms to employees during the first half of June.…
Read MoreCruise company Carnival will buy Alaska’s White Pass & Yukon railroad
(Source: Anchorage Daily News, June 8, 2018) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One of the world’s largest cruise companies will soon be an owner of the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad, which stretches nearly 70 miles from Skagway into Canada. Full story: Anchorage Daily News Monday, June 11, 2018
Read MoreCSX is selling six rail lines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2018) CSX is soliciting bids on six rail segments totaling more than 650 miles of track as part of the Class I’s continuing strategy to sell under-used assets. Full story: Progressive Railroading Friday, June 8, 2018
Read MoreAAR reports rail traffic for week ending June 2, 2018
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 2, 2018, as well as volumes for May 2018. U.S. railroads originated 1,319,420 carloads in May 2018, up 3.2 percent, or 41,078 carloads, from May 2017. U.S.…
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