NOPB has completed the expansion of the France Road rail yard, which will expand the short-line railroad’s capacity to switch, interchange and store rail cars.
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.
Rebuilding tornado-damaged areas of the South could add stress to flatbed capacity in the coming months.
The two eastern U.S. railroads want the Surface Transportation Board to maintain its identity as an independent arbitrator as it decides whether to permit Amtrak to restore Gulf Coast service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans.
President Biden is working with FEMA and governors to coordinate recovery response as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.
Carriers, shippers and receivers should begin preparing as Ida could be a major hurricane Sunday at landfall in the northern Gulf Coast.
The Surface Transportation Board will review Amtrak’s request to restore Gulf Coast service, dismissing calls by CSX and Norfolk Southern, whose networks will be affected by the service restoration, to reject the request.
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 U.S. Department of Transportation wants the Surface Transportation Board to take up Amtrak’s request asking to establish passenger service between Mobile and New Orleans.
Amtrak wants to establish passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, but CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Port of Mobile have some reservations. Amtrak has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board to turn its plan into fruition.
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced it will deploy electric trucks as part of its autonomous testing in New Orleans with partner Walmart.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area sometime Tuesday.
Class I railroad crews will spend the next two days clearing downed trees and restoring electric power along tracks in southern Louisiana.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, prosecutors have indicted 11 for staging truck accidents. Plus, Mike Boeglin’s widow is still searching for answers in her husband’s murder, and TFI International is hit by a ransomware attack.
Hundreds of thousands lost power, levees breached, but overall Barry wasn’t so bad
The Port of New Orleans has reopened after Tropical Storm Barry swept through the region, although officials still stress dangerous flooding conditions for area residents.
Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana on July 13, and as it did, it caused disruption to travel and cargo movement in the region.
At least 250,000 barrels a day of crude immediately affected by Tropical Storm Barry
Parts of the Big Easy could be underwater later this week
Locks are closed, tons of grains can’t get to ports for export.
How good is the technology and powertrains on modern tractors? A group of journalists driving similarly spec’d Mack Anthem sleeper models, achieved over 8 mpg – even as high as 10.5 for one day – with the trucks on a three-day run from Asheville, NC, to New Orleans.
