AAR releases traffic report for week ending January 11, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 11, 2020.
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Transportation Research Board panel discusses future of rail
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference is being held in Washington, D.C. this week, and one of the panels, “The Future of North American Freight Rail Transportation,” focused on the role of
Sergio Sabatini named president and COO of OmniTRAX
FreightWaves reports that Sergio Sabatini has been promoted to president of the short-line railroad, OmniTRAX. Gord Anutooshkin will move into Sabatini’s previous role of COO.
Crude-by-rail safety bill introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
FreightWaves is reporting that Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) introduced the Crude by Rail Volatility Standard Act (H.R. 5553) yesterday. He was joined by four co-sponsors, all Democrats – Reps. Bill Foster of
Attorneys General skittish about moving LNG by rail
WJZ 13 CBS Baltimore is reporting that fifteen states are opposed to the proposed shipment of LNG (liquified natural gas, or methane) by rail, and are making their position known through their
Tier IV diesel engines coming to NJ Transit River Line
NJ TRANSIT is upgrading River LINE Light Rail Vehicle engines to significantly improve fuel efficiency and lessen the environmental impact of operating the line. The more than 20 Tier IV diesel engines
AHSI: Big Data for better asset health
The railroad industry estimates that advances in fault detection technology are preventing more than 700 road failures monthly on the North American system, based on 2019 preliminary statistics. Among the efforts to
Reading & Northern reports record 2019 growth
The Reading & Northern Railroad (R&N) had another banner year breaking previous records for carloadings, freight revenue, and excursion ticket sales. Despite the fact that the national rail freight industry suffered a
Canadian National and NorFalco sign Sulfuric Acid agreement
CN and NorFalco Sales, a division of Glencore Canada Corporation, announced they have signed a new multi-year agreement that will provide freight transportation of Sulphuric Acid from NorFalco’s rail served productions facilities
Iowa locomotive builder purchased by Wabtec
Coming just shy of a year since it purchased GE Transportation in, Freightwaves reports that Wabtec has just purchased RELCO locomotives. This company builds, repairs, and remanufactures locomotives, and is based in Iowa.
Railroads accused of price-fixing ask for lawsuits to be moved to one court
RT&S has been reporting on alleged price fixing by four Class I railroads – BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and CSX. Our most recent story can be found here and our first story
Association of American Railroads traffic report for week ending January 4, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 4, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 414,014 carloads and intermodal units,
Norfolk Southern intermodal facility may be a bust for West Virginia
During the excitement and anticipation associated with Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor project, a new intermodal facility was opened in Wayne County, West Virginia, just to the west of Charleston. The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Train robberies in Mexico up 13% in Q3 2019
Freightwaves is reporting that Mexican officials disagree on whether train robberies rose or fell during Q3 2019. According to Mexico’s Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF), train robberies grew 13 percent in the third
Canadian Pacific sets record quarter for Canadian grain movements
Canadian Pacific moved more Canadian grain and grain products in 2019’s final quarter than any prior quarter in the company’s history. Shipping totals came in at 7.9 million metric tonnes (MMT) of
More Norfolk Southern layoffs
Roanoke’s WSET ABC 13 News is reporting that Norfolk Southern laid off almost 70 employees in Roanoke yesterday morning. This follows a layoff of 130 in September, and 45 in April.
Sheriff deputies rescue BNSF crew
ABC FOX Montana is reporting that a BNSF train derailed near Bonners Ferry in Idaho, which is in the extreme northern part of the state, less than 50 miles from the Canadian
Operations cut back at Union Pacific’s Armourdale yard in Kansas City, Kan.
41 KSHB in Kansas City is reporting that Union Pacific has severely cut operations at its Armourdale yard in Kansas City, Kan., which, according to Union officials, will result in 20-50 layoffs.
Association of American Railroads traffic report for week ending 12/28/2019 and volumes for December 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 28, 2019, as well as volumes for December 2019.
Affiliates of Paceline Equity Partners acquire rail maintenance leasing business from subsidiary of Caterpillar
Affiliates of Paceline Equity Partners, LLC (“Paceline”), a Dallas-based private equity manager, today announced that they have acquired Progress Rail Equipment Leasing Corporation (“PRELC”), a leading lessor of railroad maintenance-of-way (MOW) equipment