Rail Group On Air: Direct Chassis Link, Inc.’s Ryan Houtek and Mike O’Malley

Direct Chassis Link, Inc. (DCLI) is the largest provider of marine and domestic container chassis to the U.S. intermodal industry. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the company owns, leases and manages more than 154,000 marine chassis and 89,000 domestic chassis serving customers involved in the global movement of containerized goods.

GPA makes major infrastructure investment

On Monday, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah’s container capacity by 20 percent.

U.S. Department of Transportation announces funding for Port Infrastructure Development Program

The flow of intermodal traffic carried by the nation’s railroads is critically dependent on efficiently functioning ports.

AAR: Week 9 traffic thaw following frozen February

Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 6 was 515,135 carloads and intermodal units, up 11.4% compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on March 10.

Extreme winter weather slows traffic: AAR

The Association of American Railroads, in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 27, 2021, as well as volumes for February 2021, noted that volume took a polar vortex hit.

Pandemic challenged BNSF in 2020; railroad ‘in good hands’ for 2021

Despite a 7% decline in volume, BNSF’s profit margin increased by 2.9 percentage points in 2020, Warren Buffet, Chairman of the Board for parent company Berkshire Hathaway, told shareholders.

Report card for America’s infrastructure to be unveiled next week

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will unveil its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure next Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10 a.m. ET through a virtual news conference.

AAR Week 7: intermodal, carloads post double-digit losses

For the week ending Feb. 20, total U.S. rail traffic of 377,904 carloads and containers fell 21.7% vs. the same week last year, reported the Association of American Railroads on Feb. 24.

Rail infrastructure starts moving product at new industrial hub in Ga.

Business and railcars are now moving at the new Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Effingham County, Ga.

Watco

Watco partners with maritime company to support offshore wind industry

Crowley and Watco are partnering to create a single-source terminal and supply chain management solution to support the emerging offshore wind industry.

OmniTRAX

Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub debuts its multi-modal export capability

OmniTRAX is celebrating the opening of the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub.

Norfolk Southern does everything right until city of Atlanta forces withdrawal from rail transfer facility site

Norfolk Southern has announced it has terminated plans to build a rail transfer facility on the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta.

Weekly Rail Traffic: Up, Down, Up

This week’s rail traffic report repeats its familiar pattern.

Winter weather wallops Class 1 roads – Updated with perspectives from CN & CP; New update from CSX

North America is experiencing a severe winter storm, the likes of which we haven’t seen in a long time.

When will carload traffic begin to show an increase?

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 6, 2021.

Power provided by coal-fired plants drops as a result of pandemic

A new report shows a significant drop in electric power demand during pandemic.

AAR’s John Gray: ‘Railroads are well prepared to support a strong recovery whenever it occurs’

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 30, 2021, as well as volumes for January 2021. January 2021 U.S. railroads originated 930,303 carloads

Canadian Pacific ‘demonstrates resiliency’ during Q4 and full-year 2020

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited yesterday announced its fourth-quarter results, including revenues of $2.01 billion, a record-low operating ratio (“OR”) of 53.9 percent, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $5.95 and record adjusted

AAR: Total carloads up, carloads flat, intermodal way up

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 23, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 529,030 carloads and intermodal units,

Norfolk Southern reports Q4 2020 and Full-Year 2020 earnings

Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial results. Fourth-quarter net income was $671 million, diluted earnings per share were $2.64, and the operating ratio improved to an all-time quarterly

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