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STB proposal would make it easier for shippers to reach a second railroad
8+ mon, 6+ 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…...
News photo: Last train on the Central New England Railroad
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (53+ words) G&W's Connecticut Southern to take over line on Jan. 1 Derailment to shut down Quebec, North Shore & Labrador for a week or more Goss, R.J. Corman Railroad Co. president, to retire OmniTRAX taps Brown for new chief strategy officer role Alabama…...
MBTA narrows field of potential commuter rail operators to three
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (311+ words) Passenger Commuter & Regional MBTA narrows field of potential commuter rail operators to three Shortlisted groups receive Request for Proposals for operations under contract to begin in mid-2027 BOSTON — Three consortia have been shortlisted as the most qualified to submit proposals to…...
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, 2+ 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…...
US weekly rail traffic continues downward trend
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (172+ words) Freight US weekly rail traffic continues downward trend Carload, intermodal volume both decrease from 2024 levels WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic remains below 2024 levels for the third straight week — and the sixth time in eight weeks — with both carload and intermodal…...
California governor signs bill banning resale of retired diesel rail equipment
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (167+ words) Regulatory California governor signs bill banning resale of retired diesel rail equipment Legislation is in response to Caltrain sale of trainsets to Peru SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill prohibiting state agencies from reselling…...
U.S. weekly rail traffic sees slight decline
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (191+ words) Freight U.S. weekly rail traffic sees slight decline Dip in intermodal traffic drops overall volume below 2024 levels WASHINGTON — A drop in intermodal traffic led weekly U.S. rail traffic to dip below 2024 levels in the latest statistics from the Association of American…...
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…...