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UP says it made “significant progress” on embargoes

May 1, 2023

(Source: Railway Age, April 28, 2023) Union Pacific (UP) on April 27 submitted a year-to-date progress report on embargoes, inventory management and system fluidity to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which last year ordered the Class I to explain its escalating use of embargoes as a method of reducing rail traffic congestion. Full story: Railway Age

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Railroads taking tougher stance on paid sick leave for BLET

May 1, 2023

(Source: The Guardian, May 1, 2023) U.S. freight rail companies nearly spurred a nationwide railroad strike last fall by refusing to grant paid sick days, but in a surprise move welcomed by workers, those railroads have recently granted paid sick days to almost half their workforce. But the union representing workers who operate the trains day to…

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FRA advises railroads to address train-length safety concerns

April 28, 2023

(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/28/2023) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday issued a safety advisory that addresses accident mitigation and freight-train length. FRA issued the advisory to make sure railroads and rail employees are aware of the potential complexities associated with operating longer trains and that they take appropriate measures to address those complexities, the advisory states. Freight trains have been…

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U.S. DOT denies permit for LNG-by-rail move

April 28, 2023

(Source: Trains Magazine, April 27, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation has turned down a request for a permit to transport liquefied natural gas by rail from Pennsylvania to a terminal on the Delaware River, NJ.com reports. Full story: Trains Magazine

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