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Train carrying paint and lithium ion batteries derails in Wisconsin, sending two cars into Mississippi River

May 03, 2023 -

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the cars "floated downstream soon after the derailment and passed under the WIS 82/Lansing Causeway before becoming mired along the shore." The train derailed in Crawford County at about 12:15 p.m.

BNSF Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said two of the train's three locomotives and an "unknown number of cars carrying freight of all kinds" derailed on the eastern edge of the river. All crew members were accounted for, ...

US supply chain could take another critical blow as railroads prepare “contingency plans” for large-scale labor strike

September 13, 2022 -

The American Baker’s Association, representing more than 300 companies, warned that "Even a temporary interruption would create a devastating ripple effect" across US supply chains.“Contingency plans” set in motion as railroad industry prepares for massive labor strike

Norfolk Southern will enact their own “contingency plans” across their network. This will include a “controlled shut down” starting Friday September 16th. This is when the “cooling-off period” expires....

Rail line access collapsing along the West Coast, forcing desperate suppliers to ship products using more expensive truck freight instead

September 16, 2020 -

A logistics consultant from Northern California claims he was unable to book any shipping containers either through Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) during the first week of September, a scenario that apparently has never happened before during his tenure.

"I have been working in the industry for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this," he is quoted as saying after failing to get loads sent to and from West Coast ports and ...

New labor shortages, idle trains are worsening food shortages up and down supply chain

May 11, 2022 -

A Reuters report this week in AgWeb noted that trains are increasingly sitting idle for a number of reasons while labor shortages are plaguing agricultural production, both of which are adding to rising food prices.

The report noted that rail line backlogs throughout the United States are causing delays of grain shipments as well as processed corn syrup and flour, "contributing to the national problem of inflation, food and grain companies said at a hearing this week."

Following ...

Supply collapse: America just days away from total rail shutdown as nationwide strike looms

September 14, 2022 -

Officials from the Biden regime are reportedly in talks right now with others in the transportation industry, including truckers, shippers and air freight, to forge "contingency plans" for when the rail shutdown inevitably materializes. Loss of rail service will deliver a massive blow to an already fragile and failing supply chain, we are told, and Biden's people have been tasked with developing a solution.

Nearly 30 percent of all United States freight moves via rail, ...

THIRD union rejects Biden deal; likelihood of rail strike increases

November 17, 2022 -

The third labor group to reject the Biden regime-brokered deal, IBB said in a statement that it has now entered a "cooling off" period with plans to continue negotiating better terms with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC) that are more agreeable to its members.

The NCCC, by the way, represents the nation's largest railroads, including BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific.

The other two labor unions that similarly rejected the ...

It’s about time: Italian police beat the SNOT out of left-wing Antifa protesters (video)

December 29, 2017 -

This is exactly what happened last Friday in the Italian town of Modena, when police clashed with violent Antifa protestors who were seeking to disrupt a rally organized by a far-right group called “Defend Modena,” which was protesting a law that allows people born in the country to obtain citizenship.

According to RT, as many as 300 “anti-fascists and anarchists” tried to march into the area where members of “Defend Modena” were protesting, but police cut them off....

Were Left-wing ANTIFA anarchists responsible for Washington Amtrak derailment that left scores dead and injured?

December 19, 2017 -

The New York Post reported that a government official briefed on the deadly Amtrack crash in Washington state says that the derailment may have been caused by an object intentionally placed on the track:

A preliminary investigation suggests maintenance problems are unlikely to blame because the incident took place on brand-new tracks, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

As of this writing, at least six people were killed, but health ...

Rail line responsible for Ohio disaster sees six-fold increase in derailments involving hazardous materials in a decade

February 21, 2023 -

But the news gets worse for the company: A new report reveals that, over the past decade, accidents involving hazardous materials have shot skyward six-fold as the rail line increased the size of trains by 20 percent, cut 40 percent of staff, and refused to adopt safety measures.

The UK's Daily Mail reports that "some 654 of the company's hazardous material-carrying cars were involved in accidents in 2022, compared with 105 in 2012, Federal Railroad Administration figures ...

Derailed negotiations: Massive railroad strike looms as second rail union rejects Biden administration offer

November 02, 2022 -

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) – which represents signalmen for freight, passenger and commuter railroads – recently turned down the Biden administration's five-year deal. The union said nearly 61 percent of workers opposed the contract even though it included pay raises as high as 24 percent and up to $5,000 in bonuses.

According to BRS President Michael Baldwin, the railroad companies were not effective in bargaining with the government. He also blasted ...

Port of Los Angeles director: US supply chain at risk if rail service does not improve

July 20, 2022 -

"All eyes are focused on improving the rail product, full stop. The bottom line is that we must take action on this issue immediately to avoid a nationwide logjam," said Seroka. The POLA head noted that the shortfall of rail service to handle import cargo is causing more containers to pile up at terminals for longer.

According to Nasdaq, rail service disruptions slow down domestic cargo flows and threaten to undo workers' efforts to clear the docks. Earlier, POLA workers ...

Why every American should care that diesel prices are surging across the country

May 05, 2022 -

(Article by Craig Fuller republished from FreightWaves.com)

Diesel’s importance to our economy

To many Americans (including politicians), diesel prices are so removed from their version of reality that they often dismiss the importance of diesel to the U.S. and global economies. However, diesel is the fuel that drives the economy and leaves major industries vulnerable to cost shocks.

Without diesel fuel, the U.S. economy would collapse in a matter of days. ...

Trump advances two energy infrastructure projects: Keystone XL and the Dakota Access pipelines… can he balance infrastructure with environmental protection, too?

January 24, 2017 -

This morning, the president signed documents that will advance the eventual approval and construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline projects, both of which were stalled by President Barack Obama over the false notion of “climate change/global warming.” More on that in a moment.

As reported by Bloomberg, "We are going to renegotiate some of the terms, and if they like, we’ll see if we can get that pipeline built," Trump said, who then added: "If we’re ...

Record-high 12,600 illegal migrants break into America in one day while government officials snooze away

December 26, 2023 -

National correspondent for Fox News Bill Melugin shared on X (formerly Twitter) a video where thousands of asylum seekers wait to be processed in the Texas city. "I've spent hundreds of days there over the last two-plus years and I've never seen it like this," he said. Another post from Jorge Ventura Media showed hundreds more migrants illegally crossing despite the strong currents in that area of the Rio Grande.

BREAKING: Video from a contact on the ground in Eagle ...

I’m a twenty year truck driver, I will tell you why America’s “shipping crisis” will not end

November 02, 2021 - I have a simple question for every 'expert' who thinks they understand the root causes of the shipping crisis:

(Article by Ryan Johnson republished from Medium.com)

Why is there only one crane for every 50–100 trucks at every port in America?

No 'expert' will answer this question.

I'm a Class A truck driver with experience in nearly every aspect of freight. My experience in the trucking industry of 20 years tells me that nothing is going to change in the shipping industry....