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When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (849+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Class I When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis Railroads promise the moon to sell their mergers, but Conrail split and UP-SP provide cautionary tales Railroads proposing mergers inevitably…...
STB proposal would make it easier for shippers to reach a second railroad
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (1208+ words) Freight Class I STB proposal would make it easier for shippers to reach a second railroad The board wants to repeal 1985 regulations it says have stifled competition by making it harder for shippers to obtain reciprocal switching, through routes, and…...
Intermodal traffic continues to hold down overall U.S. rail volume
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (405+ words) Freight Class I Intermodal traffic continues to hold down overall U.S. rail volume Weekly U.S. figure below 2024 levels for ninth straight week WASHINGTON — Falling intermodal traffic has again led to a drop in weekly U.S. rail volume compared to 2024. For the week…...
Railroad CEOs to highlight MARS Winter Meeting
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) Freight Railroad CEOs to highlight MARS Winter Meeting Annual event set for Jan. 13-15 in Schaumburg, Ill. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The CEOs of BNSF, CPKC, and Union Pacific are among speakers scheduled to take part in the annual Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter…...
Hub Group sizes up watershed intermodal growth opportunity
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (596+ words) Freight Intermodal Hub Group sizes up watershed intermodal growth opportunity The introduction of single-line service after a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger could lead to a gain of 2.5 million loads in the country’s midsection OAK BROOK, Ill. — Hub Group sees the…...
UP and NS to team up on domestic intermodal service
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (411+ words) Freight Intermodal UP and NS to team up on domestic intermodal service The railroads will link the NS terminal in Louisville, Ky., with UP terminals via interchange at Kansas City Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today became the latest railroads…...