Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail falls short in $8.2B funding round. So what’s next?
The federal government last week announced $8.2 billion in new funding for passenger rail that does not include the $200 million Louisiana officials were seeking...
Agreement in place for Baton Rouge-to-NOLA passenger rail, so what’s next?
Louisiana and Amtrak officials signed an agreement last week that lays the foundation for the resumption of passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New...
Plans remain murky for Baton Rouge-to-NOLA passenger rail
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has about two weeks left to draft its initial plans for a proposed passenger rail line between...
Rail grant provides $1.5 million for NOPB transloading park
Last week, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive $3 million in grant funding under the Class...
As rail strike looms, U.S. industry braces for impact
American consumers and nearly every U.S. industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month, reports the Associated Press.
One of...
Worsening rail congestion slows container processing
Rail congestion for Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BNSF and Union Pacific, the railroads servicing West Coast ports, is getting worse and slowing down container processing...
Supply bottlenecks spreading from ports to rail networks
Bottlenecks that have tied up U.S. supply chains are now spreading from ports to the freight rail networks, raising costs and adding new shipping...
U.S. chemical railcar loads hit all-time high
There are some signs that pressures might be abating for the U.S. chemical industry. Recent rail traffic data released by the Association of American...
Louisiana among states opposing ban on LNG rail transport
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition to a proposed federal rule to ban natural gas transport...
TSA directives mandate railroad cybersecurity measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued two security directives on Dec. 2 that mandate cybersecurity actions by passenger railroads, rail transit agencies and freight...