BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway has received the final regulatory clearance for its long-delayed effort to replace its aging bridge over the Missouri River in North Dakota, and has begun preparatory work. A group that wants to save the bridge as a pedestrian and bike path, however, indicates it may take its effort to court. […]
YATES CENTER, Kan. — Five locomotives and approximately 24 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Monday morning after a grade-crossing accident with a tractor-trailer truck, a railroad spokesman told KOAM-TV. The train’s crew was not injured, UP said. The truck driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Woodson County Sheriff Jeffrey McCullough. The […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National, Union Pacific, and Ferromex will launch new intermodal service next month linking Canada and Detroit with Mexico, the railroads announced today (Monday, April 24). The Falcon Premium service will connect a dozen CN terminals with the Ferromex terminals in Monterrey and Silao via the Eagle Pass, Texas, gateway. CN and UP […]
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The publicly traded U.S. Class I railroads are putting more of an emphasis on service and volume growth in the annual incentive plans they offer to their executives. It’s a clear sign, analysts say, that the railroads are shifting into growth mode after years spent concentrating on reducing their operating ratios in a quest for […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a tentative labor agreement, the parties announced Sunday. The agreement covers approximately 6,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, and yard workers in Canada, who now must ratify the deal. A ratification vote will be held via electronic secret ballot May 5-26. The union said […]
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County officials are attempting to revive a long-dormant proposal for commuter rail service west and south of downtown using existing CSX Transportation tracks, the Miami Herald reports. The western line would run from Miami International Airport — the current terminus of Tri-Rail service north to West Palm Beach — to the Doral […]
SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has notified CPKC of its dissatisfaction with clean-up efforts following last week’s derailment and fire involving a CPKC train in northern Maine, and warned it could step in to take over that cleanup at the railroad’s expense. CPKC says it is fully cooperating […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A major Winnipeg street has been reopened after being closed by the derailment Friday of a CPKC train. Global News reports Winnipeg police announced the reopening of McPhillips Street with a Twitter post at 2:02 a.m. Saturday, after previously saying the street could be closed for several days. The CBC reported the […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF Railway has reached a paid sick time agreement with a ninth union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The railroad, which announced the deal on Thursday, says it’s part of larger ongoing discussions about modernizing the work environment. BNSF and three unions have yet to reach similar deals. Building upon […]
WASHINGTON — A coalition of railroad labor unions today called on the Class I systems to pause their stock buyback programs and abandon the low-cost Precision Scheduled Railroading operating model until safety improves. The 14 unions, which combined represent more than 100,000 railroad workers, claim that since 2015 the six publicly-traded freight railroads spent more […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation CEO Joe Hinrichs says the nationwide focus on railroad safety ultimately will improve the industry. “We are confident that the industry will emerge from this period stronger, more aligned, and better at sharing safety best practices,” Hinrichs said CSX’s earnings call on Thursday. “Statistics are clear that when measured by […]
