Weekly NTI Update

The U.S Government Accountability Office says the Federal Railroad Administration could do more to increase the participation of railroads in a program geared toward addressing the root causes of close calls in the workplace.

Is a rail strike imminent? Here are five things that might help you understand how we got here.

The Surface Transportation Board wants to know why Union Pacific has been issuing hundreds of embargoes since 2018.

Amtrak and other stakeholders are asking the Surface Transportation Board to hold off on a November hearing on Amtrak’s request to restore Gulf Coast service because of a potential settlement.

A potential rail strike in the coming weeks has echoes of the infamous railroad strike of 1877, but with hopefully much less dire consequences. (Photo: AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Norfolk Southern has announced plans to acquire the Cincinnati Southern Railway while BNSF has opened a bridge in Idaho meant to ease bottlenecks.

One railroad union has voted to ratify its labor agreement while another has split its vote, raising the prospect of a rail strike.

Grain exporters have several options: paying higher transportation costs, storing grain, sending more of it to the domestic market or cutting their losses.

Wabtec says the acquisition of Super Metal will expand the rail tech provider’s presence in international markets.

The American Chemistry Council says a rail strike lasting a month or longer could significantly damage the U.S. economy.