Rail traffic remains down
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 21, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,670 carloads and intermodal units,
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Flawed relationships among rail industry stakeholders
Freightwaves is reporting that one of the presentations at this week’s Railway Interchange meeting in Minneapolis focused on the dynamics of shipper, freight railroad, and investor relationships. In a paper prepared by
From using biodegradable hydraulic fluid to unmanned aerial vehicles, rail projects shine during second day of AREMA conference
The education energy was flowing during the second day of the AREMA 2019 conference at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis.
Holland unveils real-time gage inspector at Railway Interchange 2019
Holland is displaying a new Gage Inspector that offers real-time measurement at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
RailWorks Corp. introduces RailWorks Insight at Railway Interchange 2019
RailWorks Corp., a rail track construction and maintenance services provider in North America, is introducing RailWorks Insight, a comprehensive digital track inspection management system, at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis. RailWorks Insight
Encore Rail Systems unveils EnduraPlug name for tie-plugging compound
Encore Rail Systems has been in the tie-plugging compound business for some time, but now they have a name behind the product.
Bells & Whistles—Episode 9
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Norfolk Southern may have to pay back millions in fines to coal carrier
Norfolk Southern Railway calls its situation with Drummond Coal Co. a case of buyer’s remorse. In federal court this week, the Class 1 railroad company might be the one having second thoughts.
Debate over moving liquefied natural gas by rail hits the fan
In April of this year, the Trump administration directed the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow railroads to haul liquefied natural gas in special tank cars within 13 months. This was driven
Association of American Railroads reports rail traffic for week ending September 14, 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 14, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,734 carloads and intermodal units,
FTR conference reviews PSR
Freightwaves is reporting the outcome of a precision scheduled railroading discussion held at the FTR 2019 Transportation Conference in Indianapolis from September 10-12. FTR is a freight transportation intelligence company with a
BNSF slow to address closed vehicular bridge in state of Washington
Over the weekend a historic wooden rail bridge over the Colorado River in Arizona caught on fire and was destroyed. In Airway Heights, Wash., motorists want a wooden vehicular bridge owned by
Port of Savannah to be even bigger player in intermodal
Transport Topics is reporting that intermodal rail service between the large Georgia Port of Savannah and Chicago is about to change significantly. Georgia Ports Authority executive director Griff Lynch recently announced that
Fire destroys Genesee & Wyoming rail bridge across Colorado River
A rail bridge was almost reduced to ashes and crews are now in the process of building a replacement. The span went over the Colorado River and was owned by the Arizona
A look ahead to automatic
Aug. 27, 2019, will arguably be one of the single most important days in North American freight railroading in recent history. On a test track at TTCI (Transportation Technology Center, Inc.) in
Union Pacific cleans site of train derailment in Illinois; environmental consultant says area is safe for residents
Damages from the Union Pacific train derailment in Dupo, Ill., appear to be limited to just the rail cars and track.
AAR rail traffic report for week ending September 7, 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 7, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 469,285 carloads and intermodal units,
PTC interoperability moving forward, but slowly
Freightwaves is reporting that the Federal Railroad Administration’s Q2 PTC progress report released Monday said that 23.3 percent of the nation’s domestic railroad operations have achieved interoperability. Interoperability was at 16 percent at
Illinois joins debate on train crew size
The debate around the number of crew members who should be in a locomotive cab on a freight train has been going on the past several years. After a proposal by the
Union Pacific freight train derails, rail car catches fire
A Union Pacific freight train has derailed in Dupo, Ill., and the flammable liquids it was carrying have caught on fire.