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Railroads want US Customs to immediately reopen rail crossings at the southern border
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Dec 20, 2023, 8:40:03 PM12/20/23
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New York
CNN
—
The rail industry is demanding the Biden administration immediately
allow trains to cross the southern border with Mexico that officials
shut in response to a surge in crossings by migrants.
The Association of American Railroads, an industry trade group,
issued a statement on Monday warning the suspension of operations in
Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, will have negative consequences for
consumers.
“The urgency of reopening these crossings and restoring rail service
between the two nations cannot be overstated,” said Ian Jefferies,
AAR’s president and CEO. “Every day the border remains closed
unleashes a cascade of delay across operations on both sides of the
border, impacting customers and ultimately consumers.”
The US Customs and Border Protection announced the temporary
suspension on Sunday, citing a “recent resurgence of smuggling
organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains.”
The rail industry said the shutdown most directly and immediately
impacts Union Pacific and BNSF and the customers those carriers
serve. AAR said the two railroads operate 24 trains a day at these
crossings, moving auto parts, agriculture, finished vehicles,
chemicals and other goods.
“As CBP continues to address the exceptionally challenging
humanitarian crisis, railroads urge CBP to also safeguard the
nation’s supply chain from further disruption,” Jefferies said.
Union Pacific said in a statement to CNN that the Eagle Pass and El
Paso border crossings represent 45% of its cross-border business and
that there isn’t enough capacity at other gateways to reroute goods.
“While the company understands this is a complex humanitarian
crisis, most migrants are not crossing the border on trains,” Union
Pacific spokesperson Kristen South said in a statement. “The longer
this closure is in effect, the more difficult it will be for cross-
border trade to resume.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/railroads-southern-
border/index.html
New York
CNN
—
The rail industry is demanding the Biden administration immediately
allow trains to cross the southern border with Mexico that officials
shut in response to a surge in crossings by migrants.
The Association of American Railroads, an industry trade group,
issued a statement on Monday warning the suspension of operations in
Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, will have negative consequences for
consumers.
“The urgency of reopening these crossings and restoring rail service
between the two nations cannot be overstated,” said Ian Jefferies,
AAR’s president and CEO. “Every day the border remains closed
unleashes a cascade of delay across operations on both sides of the
border, impacting customers and ultimately consumers.”
The US Customs and Border Protection announced the temporary
suspension on Sunday, citing a “recent resurgence of smuggling
organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains.”
The rail industry said the shutdown most directly and immediately
impacts Union Pacific and BNSF and the customers those carriers
serve. AAR said the two railroads operate 24 trains a day at these
crossings, moving auto parts, agriculture, finished vehicles,
chemicals and other goods.
“As CBP continues to address the exceptionally challenging
humanitarian crisis, railroads urge CBP to also safeguard the
nation’s supply chain from further disruption,” Jefferies said.
Union Pacific said in a statement to CNN that the Eagle Pass and El
Paso border crossings represent 45% of its cross-border business and
that there isn’t enough capacity at other gateways to reroute goods.
“While the company understands this is a complex humanitarian
crisis, most migrants are not crossing the border on trains,” Union
Pacific spokesperson Kristen South said in a statement. “The longer
this closure is in effect, the more difficult it will be for cross-
border trade to resume.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/railroads-southern-
border/index.html
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