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AAR reports rail traffic for week ending May 15, 2021
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 15, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 533,872 carloads and intermodal units, up 28.3 percent compared with the same week last year. Total…
Read MoreAnalysis: GOP transportation committee leaders unveil infrastructure plan, which has almost no rail content
(Source: Railway Age column by David Peter Alan, May 20, 2021) NEW YORK — Congressional Republicans have presented their own infrastructure proposal in response to the $1.9 trillion bill supported by Congressional Democrats and the Biden-Harris Administration. Their bill, sponsored by Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, and…
Read MoreWall Street Journal: KCS expected to terminate CP deal
(Source: Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2021) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern is expected to ditch its merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in favor of a competing proposal from Canadian National Railway Co., according to people familiar with the matter, a dramatic turn with big implications for the shape of the U.S.…
Read MoreDeFazio, Payne ask GAO to examine PSR’s impacts
(Source: Progressive Railroading 05/18/2021) U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Chairman Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) are seeking a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the impacts that precision scheduled railroading (PSR) is having on workers, safety, freight shippers, passenger railroads and the long-term…
Read MoreSupreme Court to DOJ: Is a stopped train in use?
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. Solicitor General’s office to take a side in a case involving Union Pacific Railroad Co over whether a train that has temporarily stopped is still “in use,” exposing railroads to liability for worker injuries. Full story: Reuters Tuesday, May…
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