Norfolk Southern (NS) on April 28 reported donating $250,000 to American Forests and $45,000 to the Forest Landowners Foundation as part of its commitment to sustainability. The larger donation will go toward
CN has reached new collective agreements with Unifor, its largest union, covering approximately 3,000 Canadian employees. Also, the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O (SMART-TD B&O) has ratified a
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) will roll out a new service schedule this fall that reflects post-pandemic commute patterns. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) upgrades its rail and bus seating; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) extends its free-fare pilot for K-14 students; New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) receives a bailout package under a tentative New York State budget agreement, suspends Twitter use for service updates, and celebrates an internship program partnership; and Southeastern Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Authority (SEPTA) awards a design contract for ADA improvements on the Board Street Line.
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
MxV Rail on April 27 reported an accelerated schedule for implementing the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) and the Curving Performance and Suspension Resonance tracks at its new PuebloPlex facility. Completion is expected by fourth-quarter 2023.
For the 2023-24 crop year beginning Aug. 1, the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) for CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will be 1.8295 and 1.7616, respectively—both up from the current crop year, according to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
Five California seaports sign a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the California Port Data Partnership. Also, Royal Vopak and AltaGas Ltd. form a new joint venture for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and bulk liquids terminal in Prince Rupert, Canada.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have released a “Frequently Asked Questions” document on implementing the upcoming phase-out of DOT-111 specification tank cars from ethanol service.
California transit officials and their state legislative supporters are seeking $5.15 billion to maintain services over the next five years. Also, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) celebrates College Park rail station improvements; a new study finds that flooding costs to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) could more than double by 2030, to $58 million per year; Metrolinx unveils a new website for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’s GO Transit; Florida’s Miami-Dade County revives commuter rail plan; and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) approves a $174 million capital improvement program.
It’s the second consecutive week that U.S. carloads rose while intermodal volumes fell, and total rail traffic continued to lag 2022 levels, according to Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) reports.