CN has recognized 58 customers and supply chain partners under its EcoConnexions Partnership Program, which “celebrates companies that are doing their part to minimize their impact on the environment and are committed to emissions reduction, energy efficiency and biodiversity.” (Image Courtesy of CN via Twitter)

Class I Briefs: CN, NS, UP

CN recognizes 58 customers and supply chain partners for their commitment to sustainability. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) donates $600,000 to 26 organizations to help combat homelessness, and pays tribute to its craft railroaders in local newspaper advertisements; and Union Pacific (UP) reports its first-time inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America.

Commentary

Just What Does STB Consider ‘Reasonable’?

Union Pacific and Sanimax are currently engaged in an interesting bit of litigation. It’s not a rate case or anything I worked on in my more than 15 years at the Surface Transportation Board. The question is whether UP has violated its “common carrier obligation.”

‘Hindered’ STB Seeks ‘Good-Faith Exchange’ with UP on Embargoes

Union Pacific on Dec. 6, 2022, filed a seven-slide PowerPoint presentation pursuant to the Surface Transportation Board’s Nov. 22, 2022 order, Oversight Hearing Pertaining to Union Pacific Railroad Company’s Embargoes (STB Docket

CSX, KCS, NS, UP Ranked Among ‘America’s Most Responsible Companies’

CSX, Kansas City Southern (KCS), Norfolk Southern (NS), and Union Pacific (UP) have earned spots on Newsweek magazine’s fourth-annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

The 133-year-old Merchants Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis and links Missouri and Illinois, officially reopened to rail traffic Sept. 15, following completion of a $222 million replacement project. Owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA), the bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak. (Courtesy Walsh Construction and Trey Cambern Photography)

Timeout for Tech: Railway Bridges

RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more about. This month, I am joined by co-author and structural engineer W. N. Marianos as we consider railway bridges.

(Bruce Kelly Photograph)

2023 Outlook: Rails Beware

RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE: The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is plotting an active and intense 2023.

Commentary

Will Bureaucrats Invade the C-Suite?

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE: What is going on with Class I railroad labor relations and customer service?

(Map Courtesy of Tulsa Ports)

Report: Port of Inola’s Rail Project Advances

The City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority in Oklahoma has awarded a $15.768 million contract to Chicago-based Ragnar Benson LLC for the construction of a 4.4-mile rail spur at the Tulsa Port of Inola, according to a Dec. 4 Tulsa World report.

NS will present 15 customers and suppliers with inaugural Thoroughbred Sustainability Partner Awards in January 2023.

Class I Briefs: NS, UP

Norfolk Southern (NS) recognizes 15 customers and suppliers for leadership in energy efficiency, innovation and environmental stewardship. Also, Union Pacific (UP) reports the Mexican government’s extension of the Carta Porte grace period.

STB to UP: Explain Embargo Escalation

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is ordering Union Pacific (UP) President and CEO Lance Fritz and other top UP executives to appear at a Dec. 13-14 public hearing on what it’s calling a “substantial increase” in the Class I railroad’s use of embargoes as a method of reducing rail traffic congestion. UP responds.

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