Archive for March 2021
Weekly U.S. coal carloads rise 15.8% on year
(Source: S&P Global Platts, March 17, 2021) NEW YORK — Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 64,102 in the week ended March 13, down 2.3% from the previous week, but up 15.8% from the corresponding year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data said March 17. Full story: S&P Global Platts Thursday, March 18, 2021
Read MoreU.S. freight railroads log carload, intermodal growth in Week 10
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/18/2021) Total U.S. freight-rail traffic rose 12.5% to 520,736 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending March 13 compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. railroads logged a total of 230,684 carloads, a 2.1% increase, and intermodal volume of 290,052 containers and trailers,…
Read MoreBNSF train blocks grade crossing for four days in Ardmore, Okla.
(Source: Television station KTEN, March 15, 2021) ARDMORE, Okla. — “They just don’t care,” said Bobbie Wells on Monday, pointing to a freight train that had been blocking Redwing Road since Friday evening. Full story: www.kten.com Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Read MoreUP’s Bailey Yard hosts COVID-19 vaccination clinic
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/05/2021) Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers and the West Central District Health Department last week administered COVID-19 vaccines to Union Pacific Railroad workers in a temporary mass vaccination clinic at UP’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska. More than 260 UP employees received their first of two vaccine doses on Feb. 25. The vaccine…
Read MoreNTSB investigating fatal accidents involving BNSF, KCS workers
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 5, 2021) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun investigations into two recent fatal accidents involving Class Is. The agency is investigating a March 3 accident in La Mirada, California, in which a BNSF Railway Co. employee was fatally injured during yard operations. Also, the NTSB has been investigating a…
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