Archive for October 15, 2020
U.S. freight-rail traffic edges up in Week 41
(Source: Progressive Railroading 10/15/2020) Thanks to an increase in intermodal volume, U.S. freight rail traffic rose 1.9 percent to 520,452 carloads, containers and trailers for the week ending Oct. 10 compared with the same period in 2019, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Total carloads for the week fell 5.2 percent to 230,964 units, while…
Read MoreMetra sues UP for breach of contract
(Source: Metra press release, October 14, 2020) CHICAGO — Metra today sued Union Pacific Railroad for breach of contract, accusing the freight railroad of severely damaging Metra’s bottom line, reputation and customer experience by an “arbitrary and capricious” refusal to deploy its conductors on the three lines that UP owns and operates in the Metra system.…
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