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LeDure v. Union Pacific: Locomotive Inspection Act case law stays intact and “in use” for now
(Source: JD Supra, April 29, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Interpretation of the phrase “in use” as used in the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) continues to baffle courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States. On April 28, 2022, the Supreme Court let stand a Seventh Circuit decision that held Union Pacific…
Read MoreU.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…
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