BNSF, PTC & AAR are in this week's news headlines

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending June 9, 2018

New month, new intermodal rail record

U.S. railroads' upward traffic trend continued in Week 23

BNSF seeks PTC deadline extension due to interoperability delays

Amtrak, BNSF tout PTC implementation on long-distance routes

FRA schedules summer symposiums to address PTC

AAR takes freight rail message to mayors

Preliminary Report: Railroad: CSX Transportation Freight Train Derailment

Railroad Industry Future Discussed in Minnesota

Freight rail connections give Missouri an edge in global marketplace

Illinois awards $241M to freight projects

S&T MAKING CENTS NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2018

"Trade Concerns" are in this week's news headlines

AAR: U.S. intermodal volume hit near record in May

Carload traffic moves ahead but trade concerns remain

Rail Traffic for May and the Week Ending June 2, 2018

Schumer calls for crude-by-rail standards

BNSF Logistics hires Ronning as CCO

SSA SAYS TRUST FUND DEPLETION YEAR REMAINS 2034

Memorial Day is in this week’s news headlines

THE HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY

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Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 26, 2018

U.S. carloads outrun economic growth

AAR: U.S. carloads, intermodal traffic up in Week 21

PTC and the Industrial IoT

C&S Spending Report 2018: Introduction

RRB ISSUES STATEMENTS OF SERVICE

BNSF, FBI investigating debris being placed on Nebraska rail line

TD MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE BOARD ENDORSES WALZ FOR GOVERNOR

Rail traffic, petroleum and Class 1 workforce are all up in this week's news headlines

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 19, 2018

Near-record intermodal rail volume as trucking rates edge toward historic highs

Intermodal rail volume reaches near-record in Week 20

AAR: Petroleum traffic up; Intermodal at third-highest weekly level

Ports: $20B needed to improve access

STB: Class I workforce up slightly in mid-April

MAJORITY OF CONGRESS FAILED TO SUPPORT RETIREES IN 2017

SMART, FRA, RRB & AAR are all in this week's news headlines

Unions urge FRA to prioritize safety in rail automation

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 12, 2018

Rail traffic rose 5.8 percent in Week 19

RRB TO MAIL NEW MEDICARE CARDS

Frac sand demand paces AAR carloads

National Mediation Board reorganizes offices

FRA announces $250 million in PTC grants

Research firm touts autonomous, battery-powered flatcar as platform for drone delivery

AAR's Hamberger to retire in 2019

"Automation" is in this week's news headlines

Automated Trains

AAR, NS seek flexibility in rail automation regs

SMART TD, FOUR OTHER UNIONS SUBMIT JOINT COMMENTS ON TRAIN AUTOMATION

FRA receives more than 2,100 comments on automated trains

AAR to DOT: Automation “at an inflection point”

Railroad Economy

BNSF 1Q revenues, profits improve

BNSF posts 37 percent gain in Q1 net income

Carload, intermodal traffic on the upswing

AAR: Grain and minerals carloads increase by double-digit percentages for the week of May 5

Railcars reactivating rapidly

Railroad News

Rail expansion slated for crude-oil transload facility

Politics

VOTING SEASON HAS BEGUN IN 2018 — NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT

OSHA SCHEDULES MEETING TO REQUEST COMMENTS ON WHISTLEBLOWER ISSUES

Huckabee Sanders: 'I don't know' if infrastructure bill will happen this year

Bernie Sanders introduces Senate bill protecting employees fired for union organizing

ICYMI: This week's news headlines

What is May Day, anyway?

IANA: Strongest gain in four years for intermodal

Rail Traffic for April & the Week Ending April 28, 2018

AAR: U.S. rail traffic up 5 percent in April

AAR reports broad increase in carload activity in April

Freight Railroads Get Boost from Tight Trucking Markets

Freight car market heating up—fast

"Automated Trains" are in this week's news headlines

Railroaders, public speak out against automated trains

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 21, 2018

AAR: U.S. carload, intermodal volumes climbed in week 16

AAR: Grain shipments up 10.3 percent; Intermodal containers 8.9 pecent

STB: U.S. Class I employment steady in March

GE Transportation acquired by Wabtec?

Class I-served auto facility coming to Alabama port

Amtrak worker killed by Northeast Corridor train

Chao appoints deputy administrator for FRA

FRA seminars to help communicate training and drug testing rules