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 […]
CALGARY, Alberta – CPKC has landed a multi-year contract to handle Schneider National’s intermodal traffic between the U.S. and Mexico. The announcement today – which comes just a week after the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern combination became effective – backs up pre-merger projections that CPKC’s single-line service would enable it to compete in the Chicago-Mexico […]
DELTA, British Columbia — The Canadian government announced Thursday it has approved a C$3.5 billion project to build a new West Coast container terminal, subject to some 370 legally binding conditions, the Globe and Mail newspaper reports. The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, which has been in development for more than a dozen years, involves […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Record on-time performance for carload shipments helped CSX Transportation gain merchandise traffic that contributed to higher first quarter revenue and profits. “With sufficient resources in place, we are able to use the benefits of our scheduled railroading model to deliver improvements in our customer service performance that are driving real, tangible financial […]
WASHINGTON – BNSF Railway has urged federal regulators to reject Navajo Transitional Energy Co.’s requests for an emergency service order, arguing that the Powder River Basin mining company’s desire to take advantage of the hot export coal market does not constitute an emergency. “NTEC’s claim is not about failure of service, but instead about getting […]
OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific’s reportable train derailment rate improved 10% during the first quarter, executives said today while defending the safety record of long trains. “We continue to make great strides on safety,” Eric Gehringer, executive vice president of operations, told investors and analysts on the railroad’s earnings call on Thursday. UP’s goal remains […]
OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific’s net profit was flat in a first quarter marked by severe weather and a slowing economy that combined to drive traffic volumes lower. “The story of the past quarter for Union Pacific is one of resiliency,” CEO Lance Fritz told investors and analysts on the railroad’s earnings call on Thursday […]
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. — Thirteen cars of a CSX Transportation train derailed Wednesday night in the Chicago suburb of Blue Island, with the railcars damaging several parked vehicles when they overturned on a sharp curve, WLS-TV reports. No injuries were reported. No hazardous materials were involved, and no cargo was spilled or leaked. CSX said […]
An A-B-A set of F3 diesels is on the point of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western train 47, a morning run between Hoboken, N.J., and Binghamton, N.Y., at East Stroudsburg, Pa., in May 1954. Jack Emerick photo […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. railroad traffic fell 4.4% for the week ending April 15, the Association of American Railroads reported today. Total carloads for the week ending April 15 were 234,066 carloads, up 5.8% compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 234,131 containers and trailers, down 12.8% compared to 2022. […]
