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Federal grants awarded to improve freight rail and multimodal traffic flows
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1 billion in BUILD grants. A handful of those grants went to projects improving freight rail traffic flows.
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Commentary: What are best practices for private railcar storage?
About 25% of the total railcar fleet is in storage of one kind or another. Jim Blaze writes about best practices of rail storage.
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Federal Railroad Administration extends temporary safety waivers
The waivers were given to passenger and freight railroads because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Infrastructure
DOT using Postal Service to step up face mask distribution
15.6 million masks from FEMA going out to trucking, maritime, rail sectors.
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Rail
Commentary: Many freight locomotives no longer needed
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic the Class I railroads were mothballing freight cars - and locomotives. Jim Blaze examines the issues surrounding the surplus of…
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U.S. weekly rail volumes contract by nearly 23%
U.S. rail traffic slumps amid pandemic woes, and challenges are likely to persist into the second quarter.
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Rail labor groups seek federal oversight on temporary waivers
The groups want the Federal Railroad Administration to ensure that railroads’ requests to waive certain regulations stem from a true labor shortage.
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Freight rail and partners outline coronavirus responses
The rail industry will try to keep business as usual for as long as possible, according to recent notices to customers.
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TSA to require freight railroads to provide training addressing terrorist threats
A final rule that goes into effect in June calls for freight rail carriers involved in higher-risk operations to provide employee training to safeguard against…
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Freight railroads further adjust workforce plans amid coronavirus pandemic
The modifications include extra precautions that follow CDC guidance.
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