Disorder on the Border

Railroad Weekly September 25, 2023

photo courtesy: Peter Haden

Inside This Issue  

·   Disorder on the Border: U.S.-Mexico Rail Crossings Disrupted by Migrant Crisis

·   Bitter to Better? Are Railroad Labor Tensions Easing?  

·   Rates in a Cage: Fed Refrains from Further Tightening

·   Grizzly Chair: STB’s Oberman Again Berates the Class Is

·   Pete Fighter: Transport Sec’y Urges House to Move on Rail Safety Bill

·   Going Back to Cali: L.A. Port Sees Uptick in Traffic Post-Labor Strife

·   Order Rico: Greenbrier Wins Big Business for New Railcars  

·   Looking Back: The Old Wabash Railroad  

Track Talk

“Beginning this afternoon, CBP’s Office of Field Operations will temporarily suspend vehicle processing operations at Bridge 1 and the international railway crossing bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas in order to redirect personnel to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody.”

-Statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Wednesday, Sept. 20

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