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STB denies BNSF petition for partial stay in NTEC coal-shipping case

STB denies BNSF petition for partial stay in NTEC coal-shipping case The Surface Transportation Board yesterday announced it denied BNSF Railway Co.’s petition for partial stay of the board’s previous decision in a case involving the railroad and Navajo...

Vena pens letter to UP team on first day as CEO

Vena pens letter to UP team on first day as CEO Union Pacific Railroad will become the safest railroad, improve its service product and become more efficient and reliable for customers, communities and shareholders, UP CEO Jim Vena wrote today in a letter to company...

Rail Lobby Drops Ohio AG From 2-Man Train Crew Rule Suit.

Rail Lobby Drops Ohio AG From 2-Man Train Crew Rule Suit. The Association of American Railroads voluntarily dismissed Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost from its suit challenging the Buckeye State’s requirement that trains have at least two people operating them...

NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland

NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a CSX conductor fatality that occurred Aug. 6 in Cumberland, Maryland, the agency announced yesterday. The 40-year-old employee died at a nearby hospital...

US hiring growth stays steady in month of July.

The US economy added 187,000 jobs in July, below economist estimates of 200,000 and slightly above the downwardly revised 185,000 jobs in June, according to government data released yesterday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in June and 3.7% in May....