The evidentiary hearing before the Surface Transportation Board, which was originally scheduled for two days, will likely tack on two more days as the board collects lots of data and testimony over how Amtrak’s service could affect freight and port operations.
Five takeaways on the precedent-setting Surface Transportation Board proceeding that could define how U.S. freight railroads navigate requests to expand passenger rail service on freight rail networks.
The investments rely on expectations that customers will want easy or green access to railroads’ intermodal offerings.
APM Terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast wants potential importing customers to know it has access to the Midwest via five Class I railroads.
Amtrak wants federal regulators to expedite a request to reestablish passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans. But CSX and Norfolk Southern say, not so fast.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area sometime Tuesday.
Airbus expands manufacturing capability in the U.S. with a new assembly line.
Boeing waited much longer to close its South Carolina plant than ones in Washington. Airbus has closed more facilities, while others continue to operate.
Alabama facility operating normally during coronavirus pandemic.
MTC Logistics broke ground July 24 for a 12 million-cubic-foot temperature-controlled distribution center in the Port of Mobile.
