Archive for August 2020
Port of Long Beach set cargo record in July
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/18/2020) In July, the Port of Long Beach, California, marked the busiest month in the port’s 109-year history, as terminal operators and dockworkers moved 753,081 container units, topping a record set two years ago. The previous single-month record of 752,188 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) set in June 2018 was surpassed by nearly 900 TEUs,…
Read MoreFourteen states, D.C. sue USDOT over LNG-by-rail rule
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/19/2020) Citing health and safety concerns, a coalition of attorneys general representing 14 states and the District of Columbia yesterday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation over a new rule that would allow for bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in consultation…
Read MoreTSB: ‘Ice jacking’ led to CN train derailment
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/17/2020) Snow and ice buildup underneath a rail led to the derailment in February of a CN crude-oil train in Emo, Ontario, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report. The train derailed Feb. 18 on a curve as it traveled from Winnipeg to Fort Frances, Ontario, on CN’s Sprague and Fort Frances…
Read MoreClass I railroads closer to fully implementing PTC
(Source: Freight Waves, August 14, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. operations of the Class I railroads are closer to reaching full compliance with the federal mandate to implement positive train control (PTC) by the end of December, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Full story: Freight Waves Monday, August 17, 2020
Read MoreAAR: ‘Long way to go’ before rail traffic returns to normal
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/06/2020) U.S. freight-rail combined carload and intermodal volume declined 9.3 precent to 2,337,977 units in July compared with the same month last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. railroads hauled 1,042,017 carloads last month, down 17.6 percent, and 1,295,960 containers and trailers, down 1.4 percent. Three of the 20 carload…
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