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The argument over whether the Class I railroads should deploy longer trains continues, with the...
A report by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that policymakers and Congress take heed before regulating the length of U.S. freight trains, saying that available safety and operations data doesn’t appear to show a causal relationship between train lengths and accident rates.
Rather, regulating train lengths could result in an increase in shorter trains blocking rail crossings at higher rates, according to the Alexandria, Virginia-based Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii), which said...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-data-should-drive-debate-on-freight-train-lengths
The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking public input on its plan to ask the Class I railroads to submit monthly data on the lengths and weights of trains.
FRA says the additional data collection is necessary so it has sufficient data available to study train lengths, especially after the agency issued a safety advisory in April telling the railroads to be mindful of the potential complexities associated with operating longer trains. Longer trains could result in more complex in-train...
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The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory that calls on freight railroads to...
Two popular issues among rail unions — train lengths and train crew sizes — have gained traction in state legislatures, with a bill in the Nevada legislature limiting train lengths and a provision requiring train crew sizes of at least two people becoming law in Ohio.
In Nevada, Assembly Bill No. 456 seeks to prohibit trains more than 7,500 feet long on main lines, which would consist of railroad tracks that see 5 million gross tons or more transported annually, as well as on lines that branch...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/train-length-and-train-crew-sizes-see-state-legislative-action
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A bill in the Iowa Legislature is seeking to restrict the length of freight trains operating in the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/iowa-bill-seeks-to-limit-length-of-freight-trains
Service disruptions at the Class I railroads have come to a head in recent weeks, and shippers and the unions representing rail workers are clamoring for changes to the freight rail industry of a magnitude to match the disruptions.
Some examples of subpar rail service: Excessive dwell times at the origin, resulting in the doubling of transit times between the Midwest and West Coast for grain shippers and tardy arrivals that pressure flour and feed mills and ethanol plants to temporarily cease...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/should-the-freight-rail-industry-be-overhauled
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Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is in the midst of deploying longer trains and increasing car velocity as ways to enhance the railroad’s productivity, executives said during a call on Wednesday to discuss NS’ financial results for the first quarter of 2021.
To make these operational adjustments, NS is targeting investments in certain parts of its network, including a long siding extension in its Chicago-Atlanta corridor that will be completed ahead of this year’s peak season, according to Chief...
A number of the railroad-related items listed in the 846-page, $500 billion infrastructure bill introduced by House Democrats this week could face some hot debate as it goes through Congress, judging by the reactions of rail trade groups and rail labor.
The bill, entitled Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America), is a five-year, $494 billion surface reauthorization bill unveiled on June 3 by the U.S. House and Transportation &...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/rail-groups-split-on-democrats-infrastructure-bill
