Archive for April 2022
U.S. rail traffic down for ninth consecutive week
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 23, 2022, came in at 498,011 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.4% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on April 27. This is the ninth consecutive week that traffic has declined.…
Read MoreSTB seeks ways to quickly ease railroad service problems
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 27, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There were more questions than answers on Tuesday as federal regulators sought ways to remedy railroad service problems that defy a quick fix because they are rooted in a shortage of train crews. Full story: Trains Magazine
Read MoreU.S. rail problems moving fuel, additives could sideline 10% of nation’s trucking fleet: STB hearing
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 27, 2022) HOUSTON — Widespread railroad service problems in the US could sideline 10% of the nation’s commercial trucking fleet because of fuel and additives supply disruptions, specifically for diesel exhaust fluid, renewable diesel and ethanol, executives said April 27 at a Surface Transportation Board hearing on urgent issues in…
Read MoreSpeak out now: Railroad attendance policies unsafe
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — BLET members and their families are urged to alert the White House and their members of Congress about the dangerous attendance policies imposed by Class I freight railroads by using the BLET’s new legislative outreach platform — “Take Action” — which been activated for the first time for use in…
Read MoreVP Wallace outlines PSR problems, offers solutions at STB hearing
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — BLET National Vice President Mark L. Wallace testified yesterday on behalf of the BLET at a hearing before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board titled “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service.” STB announced on April 7 that it would hold a two-day hearing to investigate recent rail service problems and recovery…
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