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Nevada says push for freight rail not an attack on trucking
(Source: Freight Waves, March 17, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Should Nevada, which has only one warehouse actively using a rail siding, be relying more heavily on freight rail? The answer is yes, according to the state’s draft 2021 rail plan. Full story: Freight Waves Thursday, March 18, 2021
Read MoreWeekly 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 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 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…
Read MoreTeamsters laud Senate passage of COVID-19 stimulus package, securing pensions for workers, retirees
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 6, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are elated over the Senate’s approval of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus measure containing a provision bolstering financially-troubled multiemployer pension plans that would ensure the retirements of more than 1 million American retirees and workers are protected. The vote marks the…
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