A Tuesday federal court ruling puts on hold the requirement that federal contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 — and that ruling extends to Union Pacific, BNSF and Norfolk Southern.
Two unions representing railroad employees want the federal court to make BNSF negotiate with the unions over implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The railroad says CP’s and KCS’ traffic diversion analysis is incomplete, and so the board should compel CP and KCS to revise its merger application.
BNSF is suing four railroad unions over its ability to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. BNSF says it needs to comply with President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.
BNSF’s third-quarter net income rose 14%, to $1.5 billion, despite supply chain disruptions.
To make room for more containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, UP and BNSF are offering incentives to ocean carrier customers to move out the containers already there. UP is also temporarily pausing westbound marine container movement to its Long Beach facility.
The Port of Los Angeles had its busiest September ever, while Long Beach had its second busiest.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against BNSF over alleged sexual harassment at BNSF’s rail yard in Alliance, Nebraska.
U.S. rail terminals that handle imports are still grappling with chassis shortages, although efforts are being made to address overflow at the terminals.
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Plaquemines Port announced it has found the site for its state-of-the-art container terminal that will be able to handle vessels carrying up to 22,000 TEUs.
The CEOs of five Class I railroads tell the Surface Transportation Board that the root causes of the congestion facing rail intermodal terminals are beyond the railroads’ control.
A 26% gain in revenues helped boost BNSF’s net profits in the second quarter of 2021 to $1.5 billion.
The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.
The “significant” damage has caused BNSF to reroute trains, and the railroad is uncertain when service in the area might be restored.
Both Union Pacific and BNSF have taken to rerouting trains because large wildfires have temporarily closed portions of their networks in Northern California.
The ocean carrier said Monday that BNSF is reducing import traffic at the ports of LA and Long Beach, while inbound trains from New York area ocean terminals to three Midwestern destinations are also being monitored.
The railroad is seeking businesses looking to develop industrial facilities on two sites in Texas and Montana.
Ocean carriers and Class I railroads both agree that chassis shortages are contributing to volume congestion. But solutions to relieve the congestion rely on multiple supply chain stakeholders, say the railroads.
Improving market conditions should support BNSF’s financials in 2021, said S&P on why it modified its ratings for the privately held railroad.
